A former Silver Spring elementary school teacher convicted of having sexually abused students has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review and overturn his conviction, saying testimony regarding his appropriate behavior toward pupils should have been permitted at trial...
...The intermediate Court of Special Appeals upheld the conviction, as did the Maryland Court of Appeals last August.
“For many years, John Vigna was a popular elementary school teacher in Silver Spring, Maryland,” Judge Jonathan Biran wrote for the state’s high court.
“But, as our nation has learned all too well, it is possible for a person to be a popular teacher (or coach or trainer or member of the clergy, etc.) and, at the same time, to sexually abuse children entrusted to his care,” Biran added. “According to the evidence the jury heard in this case, Vigna sexually abused several female students while he was their teacher.”..
https://thedailyrecord.com/2021/02/12/convicted-md-child-molester-appeals-to-supreme-court/
"...has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review and overturn his conviction,"
ReplyDeleteMe thinks an 'ambitious' attorney attempting to gain entrance into the hall of shame.