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Former Teachers Receive Prison Terms, Lifetime Bans for Abuse

4/29/2026

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Teachers Sentenced

Investigations uncovered suspended sentences, lifetime bans, and multi-year prison terms across four teacher abuse cases.
Former teachers in the UK and US—including Clark Eastwood and Harriet Brown—have faced convictions, bans, and court-ordered restrictions.
Marsel Smith, Broward County, Florida, lost teaching privileges and must stay away from minors.
William Caton, Norfolk, sentenced to five years, placed on lifelong register and given ten-year order.

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Police Probe Abuse

San Antonio Police Department’s Special Victims Unit is heading the investigation and urging anyone with information to call.
A former fifth-grade teacher in San Antonio was arrested after a student said she showed videos and played truth-or-dare games.
Northside Independent School District placed Mueller on leave while cooperating with the police investigation.
Authorities warned of possible additional victims and urged the public to call the unit.

History

Historical Context

The 1994 rape-and-murder of 7-year-old Megan Kanka in New Jersey spurred her mother Maureen Kanka to push for community notification. Congress amended the Jacob Wetterling Act, and President Bill Clinton signed federal Megan’s Law on May 17 1996, obligating every state—then only five had registries—to publish offender information by 1997. San Antonio Police’s Special Victims Unit and Northside ISD rely on the framework to pursue abusive teachers.

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Teachers Sentenced

Investigations uncovered suspended sentences, lifetime bans, and multi-year prison terms across four teacher abuse cases.
Former teachers in the UK and US—including Clark Eastwood and Harriet Brown—have faced convictions, bans, and court-ordered restrictions.
Marsel Smith, Broward County, Florida, lost teaching privileges and must stay away from minors.
William Caton, Norfolk, sentenced to five years, placed on lifelong register and given ten-year order.

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