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Update: July 28, 2008
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - - Cara Dickey waived her right to a felony
hearing Monday morning in Buffalo City Court. A Grand Jury will now
decide whether to indict her on the two charges against her.
The Former South Buffalo Charter School Teacher Is Charged With
Unlawful Imprisonment And Promoting A Suicide Attempt. Dickey Is
Accused Of Having An Inappropriate Relationship With A 14 Year Old
Student. Authorities Say The Two Disappeared Together For Nearly 24
Hours. During That Time They Say She Drove To Several Locations And
Supplied Him With Alcohol And Over The Counter Drugs In An Alleged
Suicide Pact. District Attorney Frank Clark Says His Office Has Ample
Evidence Right Now To Go Before A Grand Jury. But He Says Getting The
Boy To Speak Took Some Time.
Frank Clark, Erie County District Attorney, said, "It's no secret here
the boy involved in this is conflicted about what to do. Does he tell
everything, does he try to protect her? And I'm sure for somebody his
age, he's 14, these are very difficult decisions for someone to make."
Cara Dickey is free on bail and continues to deny all charges. Frank
Clark says no plea deal talks are underway. If found guilty on those
felony charges, Dickey faces 1 1/3 to 4 years in jail.
Source:
http://www.wivb.com/Global/story.asp?S=8744892
Update: 07/11/08
The former South Buffalo Charter School teacher who disappeared with a
male eighth-grade pupil last month made a suicide pact with him and
provided him with alcohol and over-the-counter drugs, Buffalo police
say in their arrest papers.
Cara L. Dickey, 30, accompanied by her attorney, surrendered to
Buffalo police Thursday morning on four charges, including two
felonies.
The arrest papers accuse Dickey of sending the 14-year-old boy
inappropriate text messages, picking him up from a South Buffalo
address on the afternoon of June 16, driving him to numerous
locations, unlawfully imprisoning him for almost 24 hours and
supplying him with Bacardi rum, Tylenol and Nyquil.
Dickey was charged with promoting a suicide attempt and unlawful
imprisonment, both felonies, along with two misdemeanors, endangering
the welfare of a child and unlawfully dealing with a child.
According to the arrest papers, “she did provide him with alcoholic
beverages and Tylenol and Nyquil and did make an agreement whereby
[she and the boy] would both commit suicide.”
But neither Dickey nor her student was treated for any serious medical
problems after they were located the next day, authorities have said.
During her arraignment Thursday afternoon before acting City Court
Judge John J. Flynn, Dickey’s attorney, Daniel J. Chiacchia, was asked
about the possibility of a forensic exam for his client.
“My client has already sought some treatment for psychological issues
before her arrest,” Chiacchia told Flynn.
The judge set bail at $5,000 cash, after Chiacchia told him that
Dickey had not fled during the three-week period since her
apprehension June 17. She is married, with three young children, and
continues to live in Clarence with her family.
“They have a stable situation out there,” Chiacchia told the court.
Dickey later was released on $5,000 bail.
Flynn also agreed to Assistant District Attorney Colleen Curtin
Gable’s request for a strict order of protection banning any contact
between Dickey and the 14-year-old boy — either by phone, text
message, computer, third person or any other means of communication.
Chiacchia told the court the order would not pose a problem.
During her court appearance, Dickey — whose hair is now dark — looked
back several times at her husband in the courtroom. Both her husband
and Chiacchia declined to comment.
“I think the charges speak for themselves, as to what happened during
the hours when this child was missing,” said John J. DeFranks, first
deputy district attorney.
Buffalo Sex Offense Squad Detectives Deborah Buyers and Karyn Carney,
their commander, Lt. David F. Mann, and State Police have been
investigating the case since June 16.
Both Dickey and the student went missing that afternoon, leading the
boy’s family to go public with his name and photo, urging him to
return home or contact them.
State Police and Buffalo police found both of them late the next
morning, the boy in a Hamburg mall and Dickey sleeping in her vehicle
in Springville.
Dickey then was questioned for several hours before she was released.
The next day, the school fired the five-year veteran teacher, who was
described as popular with students and colleagues alike.
As investigators continued to make their case against Dickey, Erie
County District Attorney Frank J. Clark cited the difficulty in
investigating and prosecuting such cases, when a teacher is accused of
inappropriate behavior with a student.
“In many cases like this, in fact, in most cases, nobody witnessed the
conduct other than the people involved,” Clark said. “You are relying
on the testimony of one or both of the participants.”
Dickey’s felony hearing is set for July 28 in City Court.
Source: http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/389516.html
Jun-20-2008
Cara Dickey,
the South Buffalo Chart School teacher who allegedly carried on an
inappropriate relationship with one of her students has reportedly
been fired.
The 29-year-old teacher
disappeared after being escorted from the school's premises Monday,
and was found sleeping in her car the next day. Meanwhile, the
14-year-old student she allegedly had a relationship with left school
early and was found Tuesday wandering around a local mall. It's still
unclear as to whether the two had spent any time together.
Dickey was escorted off school
grounds after the school's administration confiscated the
14-year-old's phone and found inappropriate text messages between him
and Dickey. This was after she had reportedly already been warned
about the relationship.
It's been reported that Dickey
was given her termination papers Wednesday. The attorney representing
Dickey's Husband, Roy, said in a statement Thursday that the teacher
had not been home since her disappearance, but has contacted her
family by phone. He also mentioned that Dickey's husband supports his
wife and is sure that nothing inappropriate happened between her and
the student.
Source:
http://www.zimbio.com/Cara+Dickey/articles/4/Cara+Dickey+Fired+Over+Inappropriate+Relationship
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