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Update: July 16, 2008
CUERO – Carol Walsdorf, the 23-year-old former Nordheim High School
teacher charged in May with having an improper relationship with a
student, reached a plea agreement Monday that keeps her out of jail.
Walsdorf pleaded guilty to an improper relationship between educator
and student and received five years deferred adjudication, was fined
$1,000, must pay court costs and perform 300 hours of community
service, said DeWitt County District Attorney Michael Sheppard. She is
also banned from teaching and must participate in all counseling
recommended by the probation department.
The male student was 17 when the relationship started and turned 18
two days after a letter from the Nordheim school district notified
authorities of the situation.
“The age difference was not very great, but it’s a serious offense,”
said Sheppard. “Teachers have to respect that boundary. We take it
seriously. The family was satisfied with the plea offer. We didn’t
think she needed to go to prison, but she did need to quit teaching
and have it brought home to her the seriousness of the offense. The
plea accomplishes that. The ends of justice have been served.”
“This was a proper resolution to this situation,” said Charles Kvinta
Jr., Walsdorf’s court-appointed attorney from Yoakum
The first-year agricultural science teacher had been placed on
administrative leave on May 5 after a school district investigation.
At the same time, Child Protective Services and the DeWitt County
Sheriff’s Office were notified.
Two weeks later she was arrested and charged with improper conduct
between educator and student.
The Saturday night before her arrest she and the student were involved
in a car crash on Gilbert Mueller Road, and Walsdorf was charged with
driving while intoxicated.
She also pleaded guilty to that charge and was fined $800 plus court
costs. She received 180 days probation and must attend driver safety
classes, said County Attorney Ray Reese.
Source:
http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/811/story/280799.html
May 20, 2008
Nordheim teacher
arrested on charge of improper conduct with student
DeWitt County
Sheriff’s deputies arrested 23-year-old Carol Elizabeth Walsdorf of
Nordheim on a charge of improper conduct between educator and student.
The Monday arrest of Walsdorf,
an agricultural science teacher, at her residence ended a 10-day
investigation by the DeWitt County Sheriff’s Office and Nordheim
school district officials. Walsdorf is accused of having a sexual
relationship with a Nordheim high school student.
The sheriff’s office received
information about the alleged relationship on May 5, Sheriff Jode
Zavesky said.
“We received an intake from
Child Protective Services the same day we received notification from
Sonya Little, superintendent of Nordheim ISD,” he said. “From there we
began taking statements from everyone who knew of the possible
relationship that included visiting with the victim and also the
offender.”
The name and age of the student
were not released because he is a juvenile.
The investigation went
smoothly, Zavesky said. Everyone was willing to talk and deputies were
able to get all the information needed in short time.
“After we got the investigation
completed and it did appear there was an inappropriate relationship,
we requested an arrest warrant from the justice of the peace.”
Walsdorf was contacted at her
home, where deputies placed her under arrest. She was arraigned
Tuesday morning and placed under a $30,000 bond, Zavesky said.
The charge is a second-degree
felony punishable by a prison sentence of at least two years but not
more than 20 years, and a $20,000 fine.
Walsdorf made bail Tuesday
evening.
This is the first case of this
kind for Zaveksy.
“Anyone who keeps up with the
news knows this happens all over,” he said. “Small towns aren’t immune
from our big city crimes.”
Source:
http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/847/story/248900.html
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