A former Montgomery County Public Schools teacher who was convicted in 2014 of sexual abuse of a minor will no longer have to answer "Yes" when asked if he has ever been convicted of a crime.
Circuit Court Judge David A. Boynton granted Richard Shemer, a former Albert Einstein High School social studies teacher, a "Probation Before Judgment" status last week when he appeared for a reconsideration case.
Shemer's new legal disposition effectively strikes the sex abuse conviction from his records and opens the door for consideration of full exoneration, should he make the request...
"The harm you've brought to the victim is significant. The harm you've brought to yourself is significant. I'm not sure there is anything else more the court can do that can cause more damage or harm to you, than you've already brought on yourself." Sacré Bleu!
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