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FL Teacher Sentenced to 18 Months, Lawsuit Dismissed Court rules sexual abuse claims fall within scope of enrollment contract clause

Date Shared: November 1st, 2024
Date Released: November 1st, 2024
On October 18, a Florida court dropped four of five felony charges after a lawsuit filed against a teacher charged with sexually abusing a teenage student was dropped due to a clause in the school’s enrollment contract. Last November, MinistryWatch reported on the case of Harriet Sugg, a teacher at First Academy in Orlando, Florida. A former student claimed Sugg sexually abused her and that the school failed to report the crimes. The student, now in her twenties and referred to as “Jane Doe” to protect her identity, came forward in 2022. Last year, she sued Sugg, First...

Lakeland teacher sexually battered student at Dollar General store: PCSO

Date Shared: February 9th, 2024
Date Released: February 7th, 2024
Source: wfla.com
- Richard Alcalade, 26, was arrested Tuesday, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO). - A private school teacher and coach in Lakeland was accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student. - Alcalde was hired as teacher and boys’ soccer coach at Star Athletes Academy, located at 3151 Hardin Combee Road in Lakeland, in August 2023. His employment has been terminated, according to the sheriff’s office and a school administrator on campus. - Sheriff Grady Judd said the girl was not his student, but they met at the school. - The teenager told detectives that Alcalde gave her...

Teacher at Orlando private school accused of sexual contact with former student

Date Shared: November 21st, 2023
Date Released: November 6th, 2023
According to the lawsuit, the school employed Suggs from around July 2003 until around May 2016. The suit alleges that Sugg met the victim in September 2014 a few weeks after the victim began to attend the school and Sugg quickly “ingratiated herself into Jane Doe’s life under the guise of faith-based mentorship.” The victim met Sugg after the teacher spoke to the school’s upper-school students during chapel about her own experience as a victim of child sexual abuse and her willingness to help any students with similar struggles, according to court documents. The lawsuit alleges that Sugg used her...

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