Police say (Pennsylvania) teacher raped 16-year-old student in school, additional victims possible

Fox News ^ | November 1, 2013 | Joshua Rhett Miller

[Zakeet]

A Pennsylvania high school industrial arts teacher allegedly raped a 16-year-old student in a back room at the school and authorities have not ruled out the possibility of additional victims and charges in the case.

Todd McCullough, a 28-year-old teacher at Saltsburg High School, was arraigned Thursday on rape and related charges in connection to the April 2012 incident that state police say occurred in a back room near the shop where McCullough taught. But police only learned of the alleged assault last week after another student told school officials she was hearing rumors that she was

[Zakeet]

This took place in a small town near Pittsburgh

[longfellow]

Obama voter.
Or a Clinton fan.

[catnipman]

I bet teach is on “administrative leave” and is still being paid.

[is_is]

if Penn St let’s their staff do it....why not the grade schools???

[mmichaels1970]

A few days later, McCullough allegedly asked the girl to stay after class before raping her in the back room, Matchik said.

God be with that poor girl and her entire family who are also victims.

[GeronL]

Government schools are worse than Catholic Churches ever were

[cherry]

schools are the business model for teachers, not for students...

you can read by the school districts reponse that they are already in cya mode....

thankfully, this young man has TENURE so he'll be able to continue to teach.....

[Joe 6-pack]

About 20 miles from where I grew up...Saltsburg used to be a major stop on the Pennsylvania Canal. I did some calligraphy for some of the certificates presented on their annual ‘Canal Days’ celebration...

[Secret Agent Man]

Oh come on, why can’t Todd use the female teacher rapist excuse that it was “really love”? Come on, let’s be equal treatment here.

And why such a harsh term as “rape”? When female teachers do this to minor male students it’s technically rape but never reported as “rape” in the headline. Cmon.

Effing hypocrites.

[advertising guy]

that’s purdy deep there 6 pack

impressive

[a fool in paradise]

"It may not have been rape-rape. You can dope the victim, ignore the victim saying no, etc...."

< /Whoopi >

[Ken H]

He’ll be getting a full ride scholarship to State Penn.

[null and void]

He’ll be getting a full ride scholarship to State Penn.

Only because he diddled girls instead of boys.

So close to a free pass, yet so far...

[Secret Agent Man]

Yeah, where’s Whoopi to toss in her ‘wisdom’ here?!?!

[lightman]

Kinda resembles Tim Curly, one of Jerry Sandusky’s little helpers.

[Vigilanteman]

Sad but true.

Most teaching positions here in SW Pennsylvania pay very, very well. So well, in fact, that in our district there are hundreds of applicants for every rare opening.

If this guy was hired straight out of college, you can almost bet that there is a family relationship with the school board, district administration, etc. which prompted the hire.

Most teachers who get hired without such a relationship either have a rare skillset (math, science or a foreign language or two) experience elsewhere (usually someplace like West Virginia or the states south thereof where teacher pay isn't so attractive.

[Vigilanteman]

Sad but true. Most teaching positions here in SW Pennsylvania pay very, very well. So well, in fact, that in our district there are hundreds of applicants for every rare opening. If this guy was hired straight out of college, you can almost bet that there is a family relationship with the school board, district administration, etc. which prompted the hire.

Most teachers who get hired without such a relationship either have a rare skillset (math, science or a foreign language or two) or else experience elsewhere (usually someplace like West Virginia or the states south thereof) where teacher pay isn't so attractive.

[trisham]

Imho, he is not fit to live in society.

[MountainYankee]

Fox in the henhouse !!

[sneakers]

Pinging GregB

Saltsburg is in southern Indiana County - about 50 miles from Pittsburgh and about 20 miles from me. My sister-in-law went to school at Saltsburg High school.