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Teacher found guilty of teen molestation BY ELIZABETH LANGTON AVALANCHE-JOURNAL A Lubbock jury deliberated for more than 41/2 hours Wednesday before convicting an Amarillo teacher of molesting a 16-year-old student, a crime prosecutors called a blatant violation of the trust parents place in teachers. David A. Brown, 45, of Amarillo faced five charges of indecency with a child from Randall County. The jury returned guilty verdicts on each charge. Brown showed no reaction as the judge read the verdict just before midnight Wednesday. He hugged his wife and children before leaving the courtroom. The same jurors will decide Brown's punishment....

Defense accuses Amarillo teen of obsessing over, stalking teacher BY DEREK MAY AVALANCHE-JOURNAL An Amarillo girl was so obsessed with a teacher that she stalked him and created stories of secret meetings with sexual contact, a defense attorney said Friday. David A. Brown, 45, of Amarillo is being tried in Lubbock on five charges of indecency with a child from Randall County. The trial was moved because of pretrial publicity in Amarillo. Prosecutors say Brown fondled a 16-year-old Tascosa High School student on six occasions between Dec. 15, 2002, and Jan. 8 during rendezvous away from school property. Two of...