(Humboldt County, California) Former school teacher and soccer coach Meghan Allison Stewart, 28, was sentenced yesterday by Humboldt County Superior Court Judge Bruce Watson to six years, eight months in prison.Stewart wept uncontrollably as her victim addressed the court.
Stewart's attorney, Glenn Brown, spoke to her as she sobbed, her shackled hands shaking uncontrollably in front of her. When the victim in the case, identified only as Jane Doe, addressed the court, Stewart choked back tears, doubled over and, at one point, sat deflated in her seat.Stewart was also ordered to register as a sex offender for the rest of her life.
”For a third of my life, I have tried to bury the fact that I was molested, taken advantage of, psychologically tormented and manipulated,” said Jane Doe, who was 12 when the abuse started and is now 18. She added, “I struggle with anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress. My adolescence was stripped away from me.”
California Teacher Guilty of Molesting Girl - Updated
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(Humboldt County, California) In cuffs and sobbing, middle school teacher Meghan Stewart pleaded guilty Wednesday to continuous sexual abuse of a child and oral copulation of a person under 16.
”Are you pleading guilty freely and voluntarily because you are, in fact, guilty?” asked Judge Bruce Watson.Formal sentencing is scheduled for May 18.
”Yes, sir,” Stewart answered quietly, clad in a blue jumpsuit with her hands cuffed in front of her.
If Watson upholds the agreement, Stewart will have to serve 85 percent of the six-year, eight-month prison sentence. When released, Stewart will be placed on parole for five years, and she will have to register as a sex offender for life under the terms of the agreement.
California Female Teacher and Young Girl - Updated
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(Humboldt County, California) Evidence against teacher Meghan Alison Stewart, 28, now apparently includes a pre-arrest tape-recorded conversation with her victim, called Jane Doe.
According to a partial transcript of the phone call included in a declaration in an arrest warrant for Stewart, she admitted to kissing and participating in various specific sexual acts with Jane Doe during the conversation. She also expressed remorse.Stewart continues in custody at the Humboldt County Jail with bail set at $100,000. A February 16th court appearance is scheduled.
”How could you not see it was wrong? You were 21. I was 12,” Jane Doe said, according to the transcript.
”I did see it as wrong,” Stewart reportedly replied.[…]
In her conversation with Jane Doe, Stewart insists she has never molested other children, according to the transcript of the phone call, which was made and recorded at the Arcata Police Station.
”I've always wondered if you thought -- with me coaching and me teaching -- if I have done the same thing, and I really need you to believe me that you are the only one and I never, ever, ever intend on doing it again,” Stewart reportedly told Jane Doe.
California Female Teacher and Young Girl
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(Humboldt County, California) A 28-year-old physical education teacher at Willit's Baechtel Grove Middle School, Meghan Alison Stewart, was arrested this week at the school for alleged child sex crimes.
Stewart faces one count of the continuous sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14 and one count of oral copulation of a person under the age of 16. According to Arcata Police Chief Tom Chapman,
The alleged victim -- now an adult -- came forward to the police department on Dec. 30, saying she'd been molested by Stewart as a child.Notably, other than allegations of the reported victim, evidence of the abuse appears scant.
Chapman said detectives are still working to determine how many separate instances of alleged molestation happened, but he said he felt it was safe to say between 50 and 100.
The alleged molestations are believed to have occurred in Stewart's Arcata residence between September 2004 and August 2007.
Chapman said detectives believe the alleged molestations occurred while Stewart was an assistant coach with the Mad River Youth Soccer League's Humboldt Storm team.
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