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NJ substitute teacher arrested for student sex incident www.privateofficer.com
Nickolas Genovese, 20, who is the son of a Roselle Park school board member, worked at the high school in late 2009, according to a statement from Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow. His father, Michael Genovese, won election to his second three-year term on the school board in 2008.
Nickolas Genovese and the 15-year-old girl met outside of school property, and the alleged sexual assault was reported to police after her parents became aware of the incident.
Roselle Park Superintendent Patrick Spagnoletti said today that Genovese has been removed from the district’s substitute list, and he contacted neighboring school districts and advised them to do the same.
Spagnoletti said the school hasn’t offered any type of counseling services to the victim, and in fact doesn’t know the student’s identity, because the family went straight to the prosecutor.
Union County Superintendent Carmen Centuolo, whose office is responsible for doing criminal background checks on substitute teachers, said that Genovese had no criminal history when he applied for the substitute teaching job.
Genovese was released Thursday night on $50,000 bail, and will appear in court within days, the prosecutor’s office said. If convicted, he could face as much as 10 years in prison
KY. teacher arrested for misconduct with student www.privateofficer.com
By: Rick McCann/Staff
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www.privateofficer.com — A local school teacher has been arrested after police were notified of alleged misconduct with a student.
The Kentucky State Police Post 14 in Ashland was alerted Dec. 6 about the alleged relationship between the teacher and a student in the Russell Independent School System.
State police arrested Jason D. Chapman, 32, Ashland and have charged him with first-degree unlawful transaction with a minor.
According to information from the KSP, the relationship began in March 2009. . Chapman was arrested Jan. 12 at the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport by airport authorities and was lodged in the Boone County Detention Center. Additional charges will be presented to the grand jury for possible prosecution but authorities did not say if there was more than one student the teacher was involved with.
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Mobile pharmacist charged with unlawful drug distribution www.privateofficer.com
Mobile Police investigators arrested Bruce Elliot Miller Thursday, January 14, as he was leaving Fred’s Department store, where he was a pharmacist. Officials found with 1,000 units of 10 mg hydrocodone pills, and 1,400 10 milliliters co codeine syrup.
Before his arrest, investigators established that Miller had been illegally possessing and distributing controlled substances and that the source of his supply was the Fred’s Pharmacy.
Investigators also searched Miller’s home and found assorted types of pharmaceuticals. They say Miller has illegally distributed at least 4,500 units of pharmaceutical controlled substances, and 2,820 milliliters of codeine syrup.
Miller is currently charged with two counts of unlawful distribution of controlled substances and one count of unlawful possession of controlled substances. Investigators expect to charge Miller with theft of property second degree.
The Alabama State Pharmacy Board is also participating in the investigation and have temporarily seized Miller’s license pending the outcome of the investigation. The Board closed the Pharmacy at Fred’s and it will not be allowed to reopen until an audit is completed by a Board Investigator. More arrests are forthcoming and possibly Federal and State charges are pending the outcome of investigation
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Family sues resort, security officers for excessive force www.privateofficer.com
The family of Humberto Murillo is suing the Hyatt Regency Waikiki Resort Spa; ABC Stores; the ABC store manager; a visitor from Garden Grove, Calif.; and two Hyatt security guards.
Murillo, 33, was vacationing from San Fernando, Calif., with his wife, Sabrina Medina, and their three children, ages 8, 11 and 12, when he was killed July 6. They were here celebrating their son’s graduation from elementary school and Murillo’s 34th birthday.
The suit alleges that the four men, namely the store manager, the visitor and the security guards, “applied unreasonable and excessive force for an unreasonable length of time to Humberto, thereby resulting in his asphyxiation and ultimate death.”
The suit also alleges that Hyatt and ABC are liable for the negligent acts of its agents and employees, and the hotel has a duty to aid and protect any and all members of the public who enter its premises.
“Defendant ABC had a duty to exercise reasonable judgment in properly training its employee so as not to injure or enhance an injury to a customer or member of the public,” the suit says.
Similarly, the suit says Hyatt also had a similar duty to properly train its employees.
The city Medical Examiner’s Office ruled Murillo’s death a homicide. But the Prosecutor’s Office said there was no probable cause to pursue charges against the men who, according to the autopsy report, held Murillo down on the ground by applying their weight to his back while he lay on his stomach.
The autopsy showed he was not breathing and was foaming at the mouth. He was taken to Straub Clinic & Hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly afterward. He died of mechanical asphyxiation, which was confirmed by autopsy results that showed pinpoint bleeding in his chest, shoulder and eyes.
Police said the store manager ran after Murillo for failing to pay for two 12-packs of beer, caught up with him on the second floor of the Hyatt and demanded a receipt. Murillo then allegedly assaulted the store manager, who called for help, and a 20-year-old visitor helped to subdue him.
The autopsy shows Murillo also suffered bruises and abrasions around his eyes, jaw, shoulder, arm, body and abdomen.
Medina’s California attorney, Robert Partain, said Medina cannot understand why her husband had to die and how her husband, who did not even drink beer, allegedly stole beer.
He said his client is suing in part to learn the truth about what happened because there have been conflicting stories from the people involved.
