New Sexting Scandal Hits Michigan Sixth Grade Classroom

6th Graders?

6th Graders!

The "victims" of the latest sexting scandal (that's when teens send naked pictures to each other using their cell phones, a combination of "sex" and "texting") come from Herbison Woods School in DeWitt, Michigan (not far from the Dumbass Daily corporate headquarters). Apparently a sixth grade boy and girl exchanged "revealing pictures of themselves" and then, of course, the were passed around to other kids and then the adults found out. Here's more from WILX-TV in Lansing:

"We had several students inappropriately taking pictures and distributing them on cell phones," Superintendent Tina Templin said. Templin would not confirm the details of this case, but parents we talked to said two sixth graders...a girl and boy... took revealing pictures of themselves, sent them via picture text to each other, then shared them with friends.
"I guess I've heard about it happening in high school, maybe junior high , but sixth grade? That's pretty young for that to be happening," Steve McGiveron said. McGiveron has two kids at Dewitt High School. "Back in my day you would just look at Playboy under the bed, so it's nothing new," he said, "but I think technology has allowed it to become so much easier and widely accessible to people of all ages."
One parent with children at Herbison Woods said this is a growing problem and enforcement has got to start at home, so she's blocked picture texts from her kids' cell phones.
Parental involvement is imperative, Templin said, and that's why she sent a letter to every parent in the district. "I really wanted to inform the parents of the seriousness of the situation and also for their help with talking to the students," she said. Templin would not discuss punishment, except to say no students will be expelled. But parents tell Newsten the male "honor student" was suspended for five days while the young girl is still in school. "There would not be a double standard," Templin said. "We would apply the code of conduct evenly across the genders. There would not be discrimination happening."

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Teacher Sex Scandal Update: Autumn Leathers Pleads Guilty to Sex With Boy, 15

Autumn Leathers.

Probably the best name EVER for a female teacher caught in a student-teacher sex scandal. Leathers used to be an English teacher at Mountain Ridge High School (Maryland). That is, until May of 2008 when she allegedly began a three-month relationship with the boy. Now she plead guilty to the charges and likely is heading to jail. Here's more from the Baltimore Sun:

A former high school English teacher from Frostburg has pleaded guilty to a sex offense with a 15-year-old male student. Autumn Lee Leathers, 25, pleaded guilty to one count of fourth-degree sex offense during a court hearing today in Cumberland.In return for her guilty plea, prosecutors dropped more serious charges, including child abuse and assault.The conviction carries a maximum penalty of a year in jail, a $1,000 fine and registration as a sex offender.

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Sixty-Year-Old Sex Offender Arrested for Wearing Fake Breasts, Wig to Hang Out in Women's Restroom

Is it illegal for a man to want fake books and long hair? Well, it is it you were them to apparently disguise the fact that you are--in fact--a man, and you then hang out in a women's bathroom. Oh, and being a registered sex offender probably won't help you with the cops, either. here's more from the San Jose Mercury News:

Richard Rendler, 60, of San Jose, a registered sex offender, found that out on Friday in Campbell, when he was arrested at the PruneYard Shopping Center on misdemeanor loitering charges. Campbell Police Sgt. Dave Carmichael said Rendler was arrested after having been caught in the womens' restroom of an unnamed store for "several minutes.''
Police were tipped off to Rendler's whereabouts shortly before noon on Friday, when a witness called authorities to say a man was getting out of his car wearing fake breasts and a wig and carrying a purse. The witness saw the man near a bank and thought it was a little "weird'' to see a man wearing what seemed to be a disguise, Carmichael said.

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Boy, 14, Dresses Up as Chicago Cop. Fools Officers for Five Hours!

Note to Chicago Residents: You can rest safe now, after your local police department spotted an imposter in their ranks and it only took five hours. Who was this master of disguise? Would you believe a 14-year-old boy? The good news is that the CPD claims that the lad "did not have a gun, never issued any tickets and didn't drive the squad car," during his shift. Well, I hope not! Here's more from WBBM:

A 14-year-old aspiring police officer donned a uniform, walked into a Chicago police station and managed to get an assignment - patroling in a squad car for five hours before he was detected, police said Sunday. The boy did not have a gun, never issued any tickets and didn't drive the squad car, Deputy Superintendent Daniel Dugan said.
Assistant Superintendent James Jackson said the ruse was discovered only after the boy's patrol with an actual officer ended Saturday. Officers noticed his uniform lacked a star that is part of the regulation uniform.
Police said they were investigating how the deception went undetected for so long in what they described as a serious security breach. Police said disciplinary steps are possible pending the outcome of the investigation. Police didn't identify the boy because of his age. He has been charged as a juvenile with impersonating an officer. Dugan said the boy looks older than 14 and was motivated by a desire to be an officer, not malice or "ill intent."

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