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Beaumont Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sex With Student, Gets 4 Years Probation
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A Beaumont High School teacher pleaded guilty Friday to having sex with one of her male students and was immediately sentenced to four years probation. Samantha Lee Ciotta, 32, of Banning, pleaded guilty to three felony counts of unlawful intercourse with a minor, while a count of oral copulation of a child was dismissed. Her […]
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Sexual Abuse Conviction Upheld for Palm Springs High Teacher
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An appeals court Thursday upheld the conviction of a former Palm Springs High School teacher who sexually assaulted a young boy over the course of several years and tried to seduce two of his students with games and other favors. Ronald Steven Bishop, 46, was convicted in 2016 of 43 sex-related offenses, including sodomy of […]

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Beaumont Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sex With Student, Gets 4 Years Probation