Florida Grandmother Arrested For Letting 3-Year-Old Ride on Roof of Lexus - Brenda Bouschet, Lake Worth

The competition for "Grandmother of the Year" is heating up and Florida seems to be producing a bumper crop of finalists in 2008. The latest is Brenda Bouschet, 54, of Lake Worth, Florida (that's her "What the f*ck do you want?" mug shot picture at right) who was just minding her own business, driving around the parking lot of a local Publix supermarket Tuesday with her 3-year-old granddaughter, when the police decided to pull her over. Why, was the kid not buckled or something? Actually, was she not only NOT buckled, she wasn't even INSIDE THE CAR. That's right, grandma had her on the roof, although she claims to have been driving at a snails pace and--wait for it--holding onto the kid's leg. What's the big deal officer? Don't you have REAL crimes to investigate? From the police report, it even sounds like she was SOBER when this happened, which otherwise could have been a good excuse for such creative stupidity. About the only explanation Bouschet could give the cops is she wanted the kid to have some fun and get some fresh air . . . a trip to the emergency room was just a bonus, I guess.
Here's more from CBS 4:

Monroe County Sheriff's Office deputies were called to the Publix supermarket Tuesday and arrested 54-year-old Brenda Bouschet, of Lake Worth, after she was spotted driving around with her three-year-old granddaughter on the roof of her car.
Bouschet told deputies she didn't understand why she was wrong to place the 3-year-old girl on the roof of the car and drive her white 2006 Lexus around the parking lot. Bouschet said she was just giving the child some air and letting her have fun.
Deputies had to explain to her the dangers of letting the child ride on top of the car and even had to explain that the child is required to sit in a car seat.
Bouschet said Thursday she would never let anything hurt her granddaughter. She says she was driving at "snail-speed" and holding the child's leg.

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Teacher Melissa Lavender Accused of Fondling Two Male Students on a Boat - South Lake High School

A "culinary arts" teacher accused of fondling a couple of high school boys on their parents boat during a party? You have to think that alcohol may have been involved, right? That's what cops think happened with Melissa Lavender, 33, who was arraigned this week on two charges of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct. Maybe her defense can be that she was looking for bait? At right, a picture of Melissa Lavender during her court appearance.
Here's more from the Detroit Free Press:

St. Clair Shores Police Detective Harold Bergeron said a teen who witnessed the June 26 sex acts came forward last week. Police interviewed the partygoers -- three females and five males, several of whom were teenagers -- who said they drank alcohol with the teacher and saw her inappropriately touch two current students, ages 16 and 17. The boat was docked in a St. Clair Shores marina, Bergeron said.
Michigan's age of consent is 16, but a state statute makes it illegal for a teacher to engage in sex acts with a student, no matter the student's age. The charges are misdemeanors punishable by up to two years in prison. Dennis waived the formal arraignment in 40th District Court in St. Clair Shores. He said Lavender has strong backing in the community and that some members of the school board attended the morning arraignment.

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Female Teacher Accused of Sex With Middle School Boy, Also Bought Him Shoes! - Tara Allison Hodge

Now they've gone too far! We have gotten used to female middle school teachers having sex with underage boys, sometimes even smoking and drinking with them. But buying them shoes? How dare you! This latest case involves a special ed teacher, Tara Allison Hodge, from the Waco Independent School District in Texas who was arrested this week for allegedly having sex and smoking marijuana with a 14-year-old student. And she allegedly brought this all on herself by calling cops to make a false police report about . . . a sexual assault? At right, the mug shot picture of Tara Allison Hodge.
Here's more from KWTX:

Warrants had been issued for 26 year old Tara Allison Hodges of Katy for Sexual Assault of a Child and Improper Relationship Between Educator and Student.
The investigation into the alleged relationship started after the 26 year old teacher filed a false report of a sexual assault. Waco police say detectives then found that Hodges had been involved in a sexual relationship with a 14 year-old student while she was employed as a teacher for Waco I.S.D.
According to the arrest affidavit, the relationship started on June 6, 2008. The affidavit says Hodges picked the victim up in her car that evening, drove him to her apartment, and then the two smoked marijuana. After that Hodges allegedly performed oral sex on the student before having sex with him.
The two had sex at least ten separate times, and during several of these times they smoked marijuana, the affidavit says. Police say Hodges gave the student money, and on two occasions bought him shoes.

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Morton Ranch High School Cheerleaders Accused of Hazing JV Squad With Dirty Pants, Duct Taping Them And Throwing Them in Pool!

BREAKING NEWS: Morton Ranch Cheerleaders Indicted by Grand Jury for Hazing! - Check out the details here.

UPDATE: DISTURBING NEW DETAILS EMERGE! Senior Cheerleader Allegedly Crapped in Her Pants, Put it On Victims Head and Breasts Were Flicked! - Well, now we apparently know the answer to the fill-in-the-blank question we posed when this story first broke: it's DEFICATED in her pants! And to make matters worse, the younger girls on the Morton Rank High School Junior Varsity Cheerleading Squad allegedly also had their breasts "flicked." Not sure of the purpose of that, but my guess is is must hurt, or at least be annoying. These latest reports come from the parents of one of the victims exclusively to the local paper, Fort Bend Now, and are in sharp contrast to some of the comments we have received below which seem to indicate that nothing really happened (a common response from friends of attackers in high school hazing cases) or that the whole thing was being blown out of proportion. Here's more from Fort Bend Now's report:

In an exclusive interview with FortBendNow this weekend, family members of one of the junior varsity cheerleaders disclosed that the younger girls were subjected to humiliation that included having underwear covered in feces pulled over their heads and having their breasts “flicked.”
The mother of the junior varsity cheerleader said parents were all informed in advance that the older girls would pick up their JV counterparts and take them to breakfast.“It’s apparently something of a tradition, an initiation where the older girls come and get the JV girls around four in the morning and take them to breakfast. That’s what (all the parents) were told and what we approved of,” the mother said. “We knew nothing about duct tape and tossing them into swimming pools.”
The mother went on to say her daughter told her that at least one of the senior cheerleaders defecated in her underwear and placed the soiled garment on another girl’s head before tossing her into the pool. She also said some of the varsity cheerleaders “flicked” the younger girls’ breasts with their fingers.
“The (feces) in the underwear is just plain disgusting and, as far as I’m concerned, nobody has the right to touch a girl’s breasts, even in fun,” the girl’s father added. “This thing sounds like it was completely out of hand. We’re just lucky nobody got hurt.”

EARLIER REPORT: HS Cheerleader Hazing Match Game: "When a Girl BLANKS in Her Pants and Puts Her Pants on Another Girl's Head, That's Just Disgusting" - So far, readers who are playing along with the home version of our game have suggested: "poops", "pees", and "makes Margaritas" but for some reason officials at Morton Rank High School in Katy, Texas aren't laughing. That soon to be famous quote comes from the older sister of a JV cheerleader at the school. She claims that the seniors on the squad may have gone a bit too far in this year's initiation of the new girls.
How far off course? Well, traditionally, the upperclassman "kidnap" the junior varsity squad very early in the morning and take them to breakfast. This year? In addition to the mysterious party held in one girl's pants, the seniors (14 varsity cheerleaders, a student manager and--I'm not making this up!--the school mascot) allegedly duct taped the younger girls hands, blindfolded them and, uh, tossed them into a swimming pool. (How is that even close to taking them out for a nice breakfast at Denny's?.)
The mother of one of the alleged victims also confirmed that report to the local TV station. For their part, the Katy ISD claims that it's ". . . investigating an alleged off-campus incident possibly involving inappropriate behavior by certain students." Right now the Morton Ranch squad is at Texas A&M at cheer camp, so if you live in that area of the state, you may want to watch out for someone putting their soiled pants on your head . . . even if they are filled with Margaritas.(ABC 13 - link includes video clip!)

BONUS! Does Morton High School Sound Familiar to Dumbass Daily Readers? Less than two weeks ago, a female teacher from the same school was accused of having sex with a 16-year-old boy. Read our report of that incident here.

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