On
June 12, 2013, Loiederman Middle School science teacher Benjamin Cano was arrested.
The Gazette reported the story:
A science teacher at A. Mario Loiederman Middle School in Silver Spring was arrested Wednesday for several sex offenses that occurred at the school, police said.
Benjamin Robert Cano, 33, of the 200 block of Night Haven Court in Edgewater was arrested and charged with three counts of sexual abuse of a minor and three counts of committing a third-degree sex offense, according to Montgomery County Police.
Cano was released Thursday after posting $50,000 bail...[full story at this link]
On
September 30, 2013, a plea agreement was filed in Montgomery County Circuit Court. The
Parents' Coalition has obtained the plea agreement filing which states:
"The agreement is that this will be a Not Guilty Agreed Statement of Facts. The State will read a full proffer into the record after which it is expected the Court will find the Defendant guilty of one count of forth degree sexual offense and one court of second degree assault. The State and defense would ask the Court to bind itself to no executed incarceration. The Defendant agrees to complete a full sex offender evaluation prior to Sentencing. If the evaluation indicates anything more then a low-risk for recidivism or diagnoses the Defendant as a pedophile the agreement is void. Both sides are free to allocate as to the length of any suspended sentence and all terms of probation."
Another story the Washington Post won't cover.
ReplyDeleteIt's always disturbing when a teacher is accused of committing offenses against students, particular if he or she turns out to be guilty. It's hard to reserve judgment, but we really ought to, until the case is fully adjudicated.
ReplyDeleteThis is a Plea Agreement. There will be no trial. It's over. Details of the Agreement are above.
DeleteSo this guy is still a teacher in Montgomery County?
ReplyDeleteMedia feeding frenzy
DeleteFind the culprit
Punish the victim
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