Jan 17, 2023
Nearly 350 public school employees were arrested for child sex-related crimes last year, an alarming that is causing an outcry from parents and child advocates around the country. The crimes of which these employees were convicted ranged from child porn to grooming to sexual assault, the year-long analysis found, and the employees included K-12 teachers as well as upper levels of schools' administrations, according to Fox News. Five principals, three assistant principals, 290 teachers, 26 substitute teachers and 25 teachers' aides were convicted last year. Almost every single state in the country saw some sort of conviction. Just 16% of the crimes did not involve students, and the vast majority of the offenders (82%) were men. In one case, Eugene Pratt, 57, who worked as a former principal, elementary school teacher and coach, was charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct in August 2022 after sexually assaulting at least 15 boys and young men. Law enforce