A former Basehor Elementary School fifth-grade teacher entered a no-contest plea this week to three counts of inappropriately touching students.
A Leavenworth County district judge convicted Floyd M. Rogers Jr. of three counts of attempted aggravated indecent liberties with a child. Leavenworth County Attorney Frank Kohl said the charges were amended from the original aggravated indecent liberties with a child because it was alleged touching was done over students’ clothing.
Kohl said that Rogers, of Bonner Springs, has no criminal history, so prosecutors would not oppose a judge giving him probation. The incidents are alleged to have begun during the 2004-2005 school year, and Rogers later left the Basehor-Linwood School District after charges were filed.
“He’s going to, first of all, no longer be able to maintain status as a teacher. He can’t be licensed, and he will be registered as a sex offender,” Kohl said. “That pretty much takes away his ability to be around kids.”
Kohl said the plea deal was also supported by the victims’ parents because the victims no longer will have to testify in the case. Rogers will be sentenced Jan. 9.
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bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…
you mean these crimes *didn't* happen in a church? to read postings by the antichristian bigots posting on here, this only happens in church, christian church. gee. ***seriously, seems like the system would be going easy on him with no jail time given his position of power/trust.
Confrontation (anonymous) says…
“That pretty much takes away his ability to be around kids.”Yeah, until he becomes a Youth Group leader.
Bladerunner (anonymous) says…
Sounds like another beautiful day in the Neighborhood for Mr. Rogers. You probably wont be taking that sweater with you where your headed.
Fort_Aubrey (anonymous) says…
How long before Marion chimes in? He loves to post on pubescent sex topics.
triumph110 (anonymous) says…
This is happening all over the country. Go to www.schoolteachernews.com and click on the Scandal page. They have documented over 430 of these types of incidents since just the beginning of 2008
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