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Kindergarten Teacher from Atlanta, Not Guilty of 22 Counts of Molestation and How a Criminal Defense Attorney Can Help You ? California Penal Code section 288

By Walin & Klarich

It was recently reported by CBS that Tonya Craft, a Kindergarten teacher charged with 22 counts of child molestation, aggravated sexual battery, and aggravated child molestation, has been found not guilty on all counts. The 37-year-old teacher from Chickamauga Elementary School was accused of molesting three girls between August 2005 and May 2007. Prosecutors alleged that Craft would molest the girls by fondling and digitally penetrating them. Police had arrested Craft at her home, were it was alleged the three girls where molested. Similarly in California, sexual assault against a minor is a very serious crime. Under California Penal Code section 288(a), it is against the law to for a person to commit lewd or lascivious acts on a child who is under the age of 14 years old with the intent to arouse, appeal, or gratify the sexual desires of the person or of the child...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on May 13, 2010 (boomark / email).