CA: Ex-Sunnyvale teacher accused of having sexual affair with 13-year-old student

Mercury News ^ | 3/6/09 | Lisa Fernandez

[NormsRevenge]

A former teacher at a Christian preparatory school in Sunnyvale was arrested on sexual abuse charges stemming from allegations involving a 13-year-old girl she taught eight years ago.

Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety Capt. Doug Moretto said Abigail Anne Holloway, 33, who taught physical education at Kings Academy on North Britton Avenue, was arrested Thursday in Englewood, Colo., where she had been teaching at another Christian school.

Holloway is expected to have an extradition hearing in Colorado and be transferred to the Santa Clara County Jail next week, Morretto said.

He described the arrest warrant as containing "multiple counts of child abuse that are sexual in nature.'' The allegations stem from the year 2001.

Moretto declined to say how the case came to the attention of Sunnyvale authorities, only to say that information about the alleged abuse emerged in December.

According to authorities, Holloway had an illegal sexual relationship with a 13-year-old girl — her student — when she worked at Kings Academy. Holloway was employed there from 2000 to 2002, according to the school's public relations director, Kriss Hayward.

"As with all our teachers and coaches, she underwent a full background check and fingerprinting,'' Hayward said, adding that her criminal history came up clean.

"It's always shocking and sad'' to hear news of this nature, Hayward said.

[NormsRevenge]

[DoughtyOne]

...gulity, your honor...

[Travis T. OJustice]

Leaning toward guilty, need more evidence.

[lewisglad]

almost innocent?

[Doomonyou]

A twofer today!

BTW, GUILTY!

[Travis T. OJustice]

Abigail Anne Holloway, 33, who taught physical education

That's enough. GUILTY!

[dfwgator]

It seems lately all of the naughty teachers have been lesbos.

[commonguymd]

If that is a mugshot, she is quite happy to have it taken.

[I see my hands]

A dew drop touched the blushing rose.

[earlJam]

Female teachers have “affairs” with 13 year olds.

Male teachers “molest” 13 year olds.

I don’t understand.

[Yossarian]

Allegations are from 2001. WOuldn’t the “statute of limitations” (7 years?) come into play here?

[BenLurkin]

This is how homosexuals continue their existence from generation to generation.

[FlingWingFlyer]

It’s a good thing that these so-called “teachers” are not priests, all hell would be breaking loose right now.

[NormsRevenge]

the other half of the twofer

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2200892/posts

[Doomonyou]

Guilty over there as well.

[NormsRevenge]

It’s still early. ;-)

[Doomonyou]

It’s still early. ;-)

LOL., but GUILTY looks to be on its way to a landslide.

[tatsinfla]

i think the laws were changed to eliminate the sol’s when it cam to molesting children. anyone?

[colorado tanker]

She was teaching at St. Mary's Academy, a Catholic girls school known for a pretty upper crust student body (although it is co-ed in Middle School). I hope she hadn't found any victims in what was to her undoubtedly a target rich environment.