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Morton High School teacher charged in sex case faces magistrate
HAMMOND | A hearing was continued Friday for the former Morton High School teacher alleged to have requested underage female students send him sexually explicit photos by cellphone.
Officials: Criminal charges against Michael Ritchie dismissed because of potential impact on victim
Editor's note: This is the second part of a two-day Times investigation into Michael Ritchie, a former region man who has worked with developmentally disabled children under a cloud of allegations pertaining to inappropriate relationships with the youths he was entrusted with serving. He has…
Griffith man charged with sexual misconduct
VALPARAISO | A Griffith man is charged with sexual misconduct, after police said he engaged in a relationship with a 15-year-old girl.
Ashcraft's wife: Relationship a myth
LAPORTE | Rhonda Ashcraft told jurors she never saw any inappropriate contact between her husband, former LaPorte High School junior varsity volleyball coach Bob Ashcraft, and a teenage player.
July 11, 2011 4:45 pm PhotosPhotos
Lead investigator grilled in coach sex case
LAPORTE | For four hours, jurors heard Indiana State Trooper Gretchen Deal recount the details of her investigation into an alleged sexual relationship between a then 15-year-old girl and former LaPorte High School assistant volleyball coach Robert Ashcraft, saying suspicions had been voiced…
July 08, 2011 1:45 pm PhotosPhotos
Expert: DNA found on blanket in coach's truck
LAPORTE | A blanket police seized from Robert Ashcraft's pickup truck contained DNA from both the former LaPorte High School volleyball coach and one of his former players, an Indiana State Police expert told jurors Thursday.
July 07, 2011 9:45 pm PhotosPhotos
Varsity coach Lebo won't answer questions in Ashcraft case
LAPORTE | Marybeth Lebo, head coach of the LaPorte High School varsity volleyball team, will assert her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination if called to testify as to whether she knew of the alleged relationship between fellow coach Bob Ashcraft and a former player.
Alleged victim testifies in coach sex case
LAPORTE | The alleged victim in the trial of former LaPorte High School assistant volleyball coach Bob Ashcraft told jurors Friday about years of alleged sexual encounters with the coach -- some of them at school.
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