At Least 135 Educators Charged with Child Sex Crimes in 2022 AloneBy Eric Lendrum
May 20, 2022
In less than five months, at least 135 teachers, teachers’ aides, and other school employees across the country have been arrested and charged with various child sex crimes.
As reported by Fox News, the total of 135 does not account for arrests that haven’t been publicized, meaning the final total for the year 2022 thus far may be even higher. The 135 arrests have taken place across 41 states between January 1st and May 13th, averaging to about one arrest per day. Most of the suspects are men.
At least 102 of the charges involved, 76 percent overall, involved crimes against students. Of the 135 suspects, 117 were teachers, 11 were aides, and 7 were substitute teachers.
The issue of teachers committing sex crimes against students is not being taken as seriously by the federal government as it should be, according to Erika Sanzi, Director of Outreach for the education watchdog group Parents Defending Education. Sanzi pointed to the fact that the last federally-commissioned report on the matter was in 2004, with a report by the Department of Education claiming that up to 9.6% of students are the victims of sexual misconduct by educators at some point during their schooling.
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Source:
https://amgreatness.com/2022/05/20/at-least-135-educators-charged-with-child-sex-crimes-in-2022-alone/