Thursday, February 11, 2010

Teacher Gets Probation for Corrupting Minors - Updated

(Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania) In accordance with a plea agreement, substitute teacher Virginia Cipriani-Baustert, 35, pleaded guilty to corruption of minors, stalking a youth and taking students out of school without permission.

In exchange for the plea deal, prosecutors withdrew four counts of giving alcohol to minors, two counts of taking students out of school without permission and one count of corruption of minors.

As a result, Westmoreland County Judge Debra A. Pezze sentenced Cipriani-Baustert to three concurrent five-year terms of probation. She was also ordered to have no unsupervised contact with the youths and to undergo drug, alcohol and mental health evaluations.

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Pennsylvania Teacher Accused of Corrupting Minors
[Previous 4/22/09 post]
(Vandergrift, Pennsylvania) A 33-year-old substitute teacher for the Kiski Area School District, Virginia Cipriani-Baustert, was arraigned today on charges stemming from allegedly taking students on unapproved field trips, stalking students and providing alcohol to students.

Cipriani-Baustert faces corruption of minors and other charges.
She is accused of bring vodka to school one day in March and allowing the 17-year-old to mix it with a sports drink for consumption in school. Cipriani-Baustert also is accused of giving beer to that boy and the girl when they visited her home.

Finally, police are charging the woman for allegedly stalking the 18-year-old boy at his workplace and his home.
According to Kiski Area Superintendent John Meighan, Cipriani-Baustert no longer works for the district.

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