St. Joseph School District teacher accused of having sexual contact with a minor

[TLO]

http://www.newspressnow.com/news/loc...145b64737.html

St. Joseph School District officials were notified late Friday that an employee of the district, Cole Charboneau, was arrested and charged with having sexual contact with a minor.

School District officials issued a statement saying Charboneau, a teacher at Eugene Field Elementary, was accused of "having an inappropriate relationship with a student."

Court records show he was charged Friday with one count of first-degree statutory sodomy, a felony. Booking records listed the victim's age as under 14.

Charboneau, 27, taught fourth grade last school year at Eugene Field. Parents and the district officials confirmed Charboneau was a teacher this academic year.

According to a statement released Saturday morning, the district learned of the accusation against Charboneau in mid-November and followed protocol and immediately notified Missouri’s Family Support Division. The district also placed Charboneau on paid administrative leave at that time pending further investigation. He has remained on leave.

According to the statement, which was signed by Superintendent Dr. Robert Newhart, district employees are expected to maintain courteous and professional relationships with students.

The statement said all staff members have a responsibility to provide an atmosphere conducive to learning through consistently and fairly applied discipline and the maintenance of physical and emotional boundaries with students.

"Student safety is a primary concern for the district and we are fully cooperating with the St. Joseph Police Department during this investigation," Dr. Newhart wrote in the news release.

According to court records, the incident occurred on Aug. 1, 2015, which is outside of the school district's academic calendar. The district is not aware of any incident occurring on school property. Bond was set at $50,000.

Charboneau graduated from Missouri Western State University in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science in elementary education.

[eDave]

Originally Posted by wazu

Can’t rule out possibility it’s the same guy.

OP is 14.

[TLO]

Originally Posted by cooper barrett

He's still getting paid..



If you get accused of dating a subordinate (Tavis Smiley) your paycheck is suddenly ZERO.

What a joke.. Paid leave.

[TLO]

Originally Posted by eDave

OP is 14.

And you're an aging hippie liberal douche


But I still love ya Dave.

[cooper barrett]

Originally Posted by TLO

**** off

We'll miss you. NOT

rape or sodomy in the first degree of a child under 12 has a mandatory life in prison without release for 30 years or 15 years if offender is 75 years or older. If the rape or sodomy of a child was particularly vile

[displacedinMN]

Originally Posted by TLO

What a joke.. Paid leave.

Standard practice for most jobs and contracts. He will not be employed much longer anyway-even if he would have tenure. (due process)
They have to investigate. He is entitled to that. When they find he has done this-he is done. Should never teach anywhere again.

[TLO]

Originally Posted by cooper barrett

We'll miss you. NOT

Mandatory life sentence? That's the best news I've heard all day.

[cooper barrett]

Originally Posted by TLO

Mandatory life sentence? That's the best news I've heard all day.

Until you showed up we though being Clay was the lowest a guy could go.....

Starting game day the day before....Scum!