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NYC Teacher Admits Being Craigslist Prostitute

Melissa Petro Pictures

Melissa Petro (Personal Photo)

NEW YORK (CBS) Melissa Petro, a New York City elementary school teacher, has been reassigned after her school discovered she was a former prostitute.

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2 S.C. Teachers Charged with Corrupting Students

Audrey Grabarkiewicz and Sarah Lindsay (PICTURES): Teachers Charged in Sex Party Case

Audrey Grabarkiewicz, left, and Sarah Lindsay (CBS/WSPA)

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (CBS/AP) Audrey Grabarkiewicz and Sarah Lindsay, two South Carolina teachers who worked with pre-school children, have been arrested and accused of corrupting teens at several parties that included drugs, alcohol and sex.

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Kan. Teacher Sentenced in Student Sex Case

Shannon Young (PICTURES): Kan. Teacher Sentenced to Probation for Sex with Student

Shannon Young (Personal Photo/Leavenworth County Jail)

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (CBS/KCTV/AP) Shannon Young, a former teacher and volleyball coach in northeast Kansas, has been sentenced to three years probation for having sex with a high school student for nearly a year.

PICTURES: Notorious Teacher Sex Scandals

The 36-year-old was sentenced Wednesday on three counts of unlawful voluntary sexual relations for having sex with a then-17-year-old student at Pleasant Ridge High School.

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Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sex with Student

Shannon Young (Personal Photo/Leavenworth County Jail)

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (CBS/AP/KCTV) Shannon Young, a former Kansas teacher and volleyball coach, has pleaded guilty to having illegal sex with a high school student for nearly a year.

PICTURES: Notorious Teacher Sex Scandals

The 36-year-old pleaded Friday to three counts of illegal voluntary sexual relationships with the 17-year-old boy. The Kansas City Star reports that she will be sentenced to probation.

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Family Sues NYC Teacher for Sex with Student

Melissa Weber (PICTURE): Family Sues NYC Teacher for Sex with Student

Melissa Weber (Personal Photo)

NEW YORK (CBS/AP) The family of a 14-year-old boy has sued former New York City teacher Melissa Weber for having sex with their son.

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The suit was filed against the 28-year-old social studies teacher and the Department of Education in Queens Supreme Court on Tuesday. It seeks unspecified damages.

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Iowa Teacher Cleared of Charges of Sex with Teen

Jodi Barrus, Iowa Teacher, Cleared of Charges of Sex with Teen

Jodi Barrus (Wright County Sheriff's Office)

BELMOND, Iowa (CBS/AP) Jodi Barrus, a teacher at Belmond-Klemme High School, has been found not guilty of charges that she had sex with an 18-year-old male student.

A Wright County District Court jury took less than an hour Friday to return its verdict clearing the 33-year-old high school teacher and softball coach.

She was charged with sexual exploitation by a school employee.

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Ex-Christiansburg Teacher Faces Sex Charges

Diana Eckes Canter (PICTURES): High School Teacher Charged with Sex with Student

Diana Eckes Canter (WDBJ)

CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (CBS/WDBJ/AP) Diana Eckes Canter, a former Christiansburg High School teacher, is facing charges of having sex with a student.

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Christiansburg police say 34-year-old is charged with eight counts of custodial sexual intercourse with a minor.Continue »

Seattle Teacher Pleads Not Guilty to Sex Charge

Taryn Fairbanks (Personal Photo)

SEATTLE (CBS/AP) Taryn Fairbanks, a language arts teacher accused of having sex with a Seattle high school student, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a charge of sexual misconduct with a minor.

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King County prosecutors say Fairbanks had sex with a 17-year-old Garfield High School student on June 23 during a party at his home when his parents were out of town.Continue »

Vermont Teacher Sentenced for Sex with Student

John Buttura (Mug Shot)

BARRE, Vt. (CBS/AP) John Buttura, a former Vermont teacher, has been sentenced to 4 to 6 months of house arrest for having sex with a 16-year-old student.

PICTURES: Notorious Teacher Sex Scandals

Buttura pleaded guilty in March to sexual exploitation of a minor and four counts of violating the conditions of his release.Continue »

Kan. Teacher, Coach Charged in Student Sex Case

Shannon Young (Personal Photo/Leavenworth County Jail)

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (CBS/AP) Shannon Young, a former Kansas teacher and volleyball coach, is charged with having sex with a 17-year-old student.

PICTURES: Notorious Teacher Sex Scandals

The 36-year-old was arrested Tuesday morning and charged with three counts of unlawful sexual relations.Continue »

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