Steff Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/loca...cher16mart.html Tacoma child-rape suspect jailed again By Seattle Times staff and news services A middle-school teacher previously reprimanded by the Tacoma School District for sexual misconduct is accused of having sex with a 14-year-old student. In Pierce County Superior Court on Tuesday, Nelson B. Hanton, 46, pleaded not guilty to three counts of third-degree child rape, and a count each of first-degree child molestation, second-degree burglary and tampering with evidence. He is in jail. He was arrested Friday and posted $20,000 bail later that day. Judge Lisa Worswick on Tuesday doubled that amount to $40,000 and ordered him not to have contact with juveniles, including his two minor children, if he posts bail again. He was reprimanded by the school district in May 1995 while he was a girls tennis coach for Lincoln High School in Tacoma. In that case, according to school documents, Hanton made sexual suggestions by commenting on a tennis player's breasts, and it was alleged that he inappropriately touched a student, according to school documents. He also drove players to and from tennis practice, called players at home to invite them to play tennis with him and took players separately and alone to a restaurant for dinner, according to the district. He denied any inappropriate behavior in a letter to the district. The recent criminal charges accuse him of having a monthlong sexual relationship with a student at Mason Middle School in the Proctor District, where he taught language arts. The relationship began in mid-May and involved kissing, oral sex and fondling, court documents allege. The girl told investigators she and Hanton would meet in his classroom, often during lunch, to have sex three or four times a week. After Hanton posted bail Friday, detectives said he violated terms of his leave by returning to the school to remove a vibrator the girl said they'd used. The device was discovered in a canvas bag in Hanton's car, court documents state. Hanton is mentioned in an online searchable database of coaches who had been disciplined for sexual misconduct that was a part of a Seattle Times investigative series published in December 2003. The series, "Coaches Who Prey," highlighted how numerous coaches kept their jobs or were able to get new coaching jobs at other schools and clubs after being disciplined for sexual misconduct. Documents relating to Hanton's previous case and the Times series can be read at www.seattletimes.com/coaches. A court hearing for Hanton has been set for July 5. He is on paid administrative leave. :headshake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreye Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 QUOTE(Steff @ Jun 16, 2005 -> 09:28 AM) http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/loca...cher16mart.html A court hearing for Hanton has been set for July 5. He is on paid administrative leave. :headshake Of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyWhiteSox Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 My parents knew just about everything going on with me at that age, and it was definitely a conscious effort. I hope I can have a similar relationship if and when I have children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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