Educator convicted of sexual offenses.Byline: Rebecca Taylor Rebecca Taylor (c. 1969–) is a New Zealand-born fashion designer based in New York, New York, U.S.. To Americans, she is probably the most famous New Zealand designer, with her label at US and European department stores. Her retail outlets include boutiques in Japan. The Register-Guard A former Churchill High School chemistry teacher is guilty of sexually abusing two 17-year-old students, a jury decided Wednesday. Curtis Neal Buell's mother wept as Lane County Circuit Judge Gregory Foote read the guilty verdict. She clung clung v. Past tense and past participle of cling. clung Verb the past of cling clung cling to the 26-year-old as they exited the courtroom with other family members. "It's going to be OK," Buell told her. The nine-woman, three-man jury deliberated for one day before convicting him of four felony felony (fĕl`ənē), any grave crime, in contrast to a misdemeanor, that is so declared in statute or was so considered in common law. counts of second-degree sexual abuse, which carry a maximum five-year prison term each. He also was found guilty of 11 misdemeanor misdemeanor, in law, a minor crime, in contrast to a felony. At common law a misdemeanor was a crime other than treason or a felony. Although it might be a grave offense, it did not affect the feudal bond or take away the offender's property. By the 19th cent. counts of third-degree sexual abuse, which carry a maximum 1-year term each. Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 17. Buell will be required to register as a sex offender sex offender n. generic term for all persons convicted of crimes involving sex, including rape, molestation, sexual harassment and pornography production or distribution. as a result of the conviction. He was accused of touching the girls intimately over and under their clothing, having one girl touch his genitals gen·i·tals pl.n. Genitalia. , and performing oral sex on one girl. Most of the encounters occurred at Churchill in Buell's office or in the school auditorium auditorium Portion of a theater or hall where an audience sits, as distinct from the stage. The auditorium originated in the theaters of ancient Greece, as a semicircular seating area cut into a hillside. . One incident occurred at Buell's Eugene home, where former students continued to visit him as recently as last weekend. The case came to light when one girl shared some details with her boyfriend. He told his parents, and they contacted school administrators and police. Eugene police used computer and phone records to identify the second victim. Police found that Buell placed more than 1,000 phone calls to one of the victims and several hundred to the other. He also had frequent, casual communication with students on a MySpace Web page. He was placed on paid administrative leave last October and resigned Jan. 31. Police arrested him in Camas, Wash., in March. During his three years at Churchill, the popular educator taught chemistry and drama and coached club volleyball volleyball, outdoor or indoor ball and net game played on a level court. An upright net, 3 ft (or 1 m) high, the top of which stands 8 ft (2.43 m) from the ground for men, 7 ft 4 1/8 in (2. . He previously spent a year at North Eugene High School North Eugene High School is a public high school of about 1,200 students in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It is located at 200 Silver Lane near the Santa Clara area of Eugene.[1] North Eugene's mascot is the Highlander. and several months at Madison Elementary as a student teacher. The investigation did not turn up any other alleged abuse. During the trial, Buell said he considered himself a good teacher on his way to becoming a great one. "I don't want to be a teacher at all anymore," he told the jury Tuesday. "I can tell you right now I can't comfortably go into a classroom with what has happened to me." Buell remains free on $30,000 posted security until sentencing. He will continue to wear an electronic monitoring device. His attorney, Donald Diment of Eugene, asked the judge to remove the device, which he said has been "extremely limiting" for Buell, whose parents have been doing his grocery shopping. Deputy Lane County District Attorney Erik Hasselman opposed the move. "I'm sure the victims would feel more comfortable if someone's monitoring his movements," Hasselman said. |
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