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...
