He molested twenty of them and they were children, not teenagers. That is just sick and ugly.
Got rope?
They really need to start allowing teachers to get married.
Another evil freak. According to article he was investigated in 1992. School kept him employed because GJ found him not guilty.
At least his previous accuser has been vindicated now.
OK. I’m putting on my flame-retardant suit.
Should we post a picture of the alleged predator and then vote (like adolescents) on whether or not he is “guilty?”
My point?
To me, it is just as sick and perverted when a female teacher preys upon and molests underage students who are male. Yet many here joke about it and give implicit high-fives that a young boy made it with an older woman.
It is no less a demented crime.
NO teacher and no adult who is entrusted to guide and instruct our children should be excused for this type of attack. When we tacitly approve a male student having relations with a female teacher, we are enabling this violation of trust between adults and children.
We've long known that pedophiles are attracted to jobs where they have authority and influence over vulnerable kids. The Catholic Church and other organizations like the Scouts have had their feet held to the fire over this issue.
Maybe it's time we started looking into a little more critically into the motivations of people who want to teach. Tenure should not protect sexual predators.
If only teachers were allowed to marry, these tragedies could be avoided.
/sarcasm off/
And his background indicates the following:
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Acker’s father, Dan M. Acker, is a longtime commissioner in Shelby County, just south of Birmingham, but Rigney said there was no indication his father’s position helped the teacher avoid charges earlier.
Shelby County schools spokeswoman Cindy Warner said Acker was placed on leave while child abuse allegations were investigated in October 1992, and the county school board voted against firing him in February 1993 after grand jurors did not indict him. She said Acker was reinstated as a fourth-grade teacher at Creek View Elementary, where he worked before moving to Thompson Intermediate.