Substitute Teacher Arrested for Sex with Student

(Tooele, Utah) A 29-year-old substitute teacher at Tooele High School, Cameo Patch, was arrested Friday and booked on suspicion of unlawful sexual conduct, a third-degree felony, and lewdness, a class A misdemeanor.

It's alleged that Patch met with a 16- or 17-year-old student one evening and had sex. Subsequently, the boy talked about it at school and, after a resource officer learned of the incident, police were alerted. When interviewed by police investigators, the boy acknowledged the sexual contact.


[Update 08/30/06]

Patch pleads guilty to reduced charge according to agreement with prosecution.


[Update 09/19/06]

Patch gets probation.