Educator Sexual Misconduct Map
Read the latest updates on news relating to sexual misconduct by educators in Texas' schools.
Educator Sexual Misconduct Map
Hundreds of Texas school employees have been accused of sex crimes involving students and other children in just the past few years. This map helps you see where these problems are happening.
Article Archive
Klein ISD Substitute Teacher Charged After Watching Pornography in Class
A substitute teacher at Klein Oak High School has been charged after being caught on video watching pornography at his desk during class, shocking students and prompting swift action from school officials. Kenneth Wayne Hartley, an 81-year-old substitute teacher at...
More Texas Teachers Target Students for Sex Crimes
Texas teachers continue to make headlines for sex crimes involving students and other child victims. Last year, Texas Scorecard highlighted 100 teachers and school employees charged with crimes ranging from sexually abusing underage students to grooming kids for sex...
Three More Texas Teachers Nabbed for Child Porn
Three Texas teachers made news last week over charges of child pornography—also known as child sexual abuse material, as the images and videos depict sex crimes being committed against minors. The educators worked in Dallas, Leander, and Wall Independent School...
Former Lewisville ISD Teacher Arrested for Sexual Assault of a Child
A former high school teacher has been arrested and charged with sexual assault of a child and having an improper relationship with a student. Alainee Simonson, who taught at the Killough campus of Lewisville High School, was arrested by Grapevine police on Friday,...
Another Texas Teacher Charged With Sex Crimes Involving a Student
A teacher in Henderson Independent School District resigned after she was arrested and charged with multiple sex crimes involving a male student. The district announced Tuesday that an unnamed teacher had been placed on paid administrative leave after being arrested...
Laredo Educator Arrested for Production of Child Pornography
Update 12/11: Texas A&M International University confirmed Lechuga is no longer employed by the university. Carlos Jobany Castaneda Lechuga has been arrested for producing videos involving sexual exploitation of minors. U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani announced...
West Texas Teacher Arrested for Displaying Harmful Materials to Minors
A West Texas teacher has been arrested following an incident where students found inappropriate images on his personal computer. Lyndell Ray Lee, 68, was arrested last week for displaying harmful materials to minors—a Class A misdemeanor. He was a 6th grade social...
Houston Teacher Accused of 6 Child Sex Crimes
A bio-medical science teacher at KIPP Houston High School was charged with multiple felony counts involving inappropriate contact with children. On November 21, Preston Edmond Zimmerman was charged with two counts of sexual performance by a child, four counts of...
Middle School Principal Arrested for Possession of Child Pornography
A middle school principal in East Texas has been arrested and charged with possession and promotion of child pornography. Chad Dwight Barrett, a 56-year-old principal at Hardin Junior High School in Liberty, was arrested on November 14 following a police investigation...