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Published Monday, Sept. 10, 2012 | 5:58 p.m.
Updated Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012 | 10:14 a.m.
Bambi Dewey
John Stalmach
The two Clark County School District teachers accused of having sex with a student during the 2011-12 academic year at Brown Junior High School are free after posting bail early Tuesday.
Henderson Police spokesman Keith Paul said Bambi M. Dewey, 32, and John E. Stalmach, 31, posted bail about 3 a.m. Dewey was released on $20,000 bond and Stalmach was released on $60,000 bond.
The two were taken into custody Monday and booked into Henderson Detention Center on counts of solicitation of a minor to engage in acts constituting crime against nature. Stalmach also was arrested on a count of sexual conduct between certain employees of school or volunteers at school and a pupil.
The teachers are accused of engaging in sex with the teen at a home the couple shared in Henderson. Separately, Stalmach also is accused of having sex with the girl without Dewey's presence.
The acts are alleged to have occurred between November 2011 and January 2012, Paul said.
Dewey is a teacher at Brown Junior High School in Henderson. Stalmach is a teacher at Dailey Elementary School in Las Vegas. Stalmach taught at Basic High School at one time and at Brown Junior High School, Paul said.
The alleged victim is now 16 and attends Basic High School. She attended Brown when both Dewey and Stalmach taught there.
The teachers have been placed on leave without pay, School District spokeswoman Amanda Fulkerson said. If the teachers miss five days of school or more, or are found guilty of their charges, district officials will begin the procedure to remove them from the district, Fulkerson said.
Fulkerson urged parents to remain alert and talk to their children so that similar incidents may be brought to the district's attention and investigated.
WOW, what scumbags!!!
Can it get any worse??
More high quality union teachers. They probably cant be fired.
What does the misconduct of two individuals have to do with the teachers union?
As a teacher, this sort of behavior is awful, an abuse of power, and disgusting. Please do not associate these two criminals with the vast majority of CCSD teachers who are good, honest people.
And Clyde, I can pretty much guarantee that CCEA will have nothing to do with this. They will be removed from the classroom until their guilt is proven in a court of law. Then, they will be in jail and will be unable to harm any more children. The CCEA defends teachers who are being removed for administrative reasons-- not criminals.
Typical that the female teachers bail is $20,000 and the male teachers bail is $60,000. I'm sure they will throw the book at the male teacher and probably just let the female off with community service.
@ls1... The male teacher has a larger bale amount due to the fact he has six charges against him, each carrying a $10,000 bond. The female was booked on two charges.
Even the phrase "crimes against nature" seems a little trumped up.
4 years of college, hitting the books, graduating...getting certified, licensed. Then toss it to the wind with this asinine crime? I just have a hard time understanding this one. Felony record will dog both of them for life. How stupid. Utterly stupid.
It's not fair to paint all teachers with the crimes of these two. Whether their union interferes with justice is unlikely as they have no input to the jury if it goes to trial and hopefully no sway with the DA. As for their jobs, if they are convicted, I don't think we'll have to worry about them teaching in this district or in Nevada. If not, we'll have to wait and see what facts come out as a result of the prosecution. They are in a tough position either way.
The good news is they won't be molesting our junior high students either way.
A tragedy and travesty from all aspects. This young person will likely be haunted by this incident the rest of her life even with counseling and family support. Compounding this tragedy is the fact that these animals used their authority and influence as teachers to commit these acts. Moreover as another commenter noted, it sullies the integrity of all good and decent educators. Sadly,this is widespread as the Valley and Boulder City have seen their share of perverts and predators pass through the school house doors. (@Brass.We can only hope that they don't get their license back or go to another state. One of the perverts in Boulder City actually had the temerity to reapply for his teaching license. Fortunately, the State turned him down. Losing their teaching license and even going to jail however for this kind of garbage is a very small price to pay for ruining a person's life.
There's never one cockroach.
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Yoda...
Your rant is hilarious!
You, Clyde, 2009;
Too funny!!!
These are the same folks who, if a black person, a Hispanic person, a cop, a minister, etc. is accused of something, will inform us that EVERYONE that 'looks like them' or are ASSOCIATED with them are somehow EXACTLY THE SAME, and guilty as charged!
Verrry lowbrow.
While teachers on here say that this is rare, it's not rare enough in my opinion. People still wonder why people choose to home school or use a virtual academy for their children? Mark this down as reason #25 for keeping your kids out of public school. It's not sheltering them anymore, it's protecting them.
Not Surprised I got flagged but what I want to know is since when did the truth become inappropriate? Two teachers got caught having sex with a minor and the Clark County School District is ranked last in the nation but they are asking for bond money left and right like they are turning out prep school elite students bound for the Ivy league. The Superintendent Dwight Jones is a joke! Not to mention the teacher back in April caught for indecent exposure! Again it is not all teachers and once again I salute the hard working teachers that are forced to work in this failed institution of a school district under this highly inept Superintendent that we have. Wake up Vegas do not give the CCSD a penny more in bond funds until they clean house over there and provide a safe and effective learning environment for Clark County students. Call it what it is! I get flagged for being inappropriate but what is inappropriate is when a community ignores the alarming trend of sex abuse tendencies in the teacher corps and the inept and incompetent management of the School District on behalf of the Superintendent Dwight Jones! And what I find even more disgusting is they want more BOND MONEY to fund these evil practices! They are not teaching the kids. They are raping them! And they are trying to rape us for more money! They could have built a Space Shuttle by now with all of the money they've been given but since the math and science scores are last in the nation... What does that say about the teachers? They are really good at raping kids maybe? anyone...
I will probably get flagged so here's the bottom line. Stop molesting kids at the schools Teachers shame on you! And to the administration at the CCSD stop misappropriating funds and actually start getting back to basics and teaching the kids. CCSD is ranked 50th in the USA which means that it is better to go to school anywhere else in the country. Sadly you have failed miserably just like the US economy and Clark County kids are on the bottom rung of this miserable recession. It's akin to a National Geographic episode that I saw once when I was a kid. Predators hunting weak gazelles on an unforgiving landscape... sound familiar?
I get so mad sometimes I can't contain myself but if enough people don't speak up about this the problem will only get bigger. The Clark County School District is a corrupt, defunct, inadequate, institution that is failing generations of kids. However the administration is somehow able to sleep at night knowing they could be serving the kids of our community better.The people in charge of the school district are taking home hundreds of thousands of dollars in salaries. If these same people worked in the Private Sector they would be fired on performance and metrics alone. For the first time in history it is probably better to get an online GED than it is to apply for college with a high school diploma from a school in the CCSD!
Utterly Reprehensible!
"solicitation of a minor to engage in acts constituting crime against nature" is supposed to mean what?
This lynch mob overlooks the fact teenage girls have always been a fertile source of false accusations. These teachers have been accused, not tried and convicted -- that's highlighted by "The alleged victim is now 16..."
"Although the most clear-sighted judges of witches and even the witches themselves were convinced the witches were guilty of witchcraft, no guilt in fact existed. So it is with all guilt." -- Friedrich Nietzsche 1882 "Gay Science"
I will agree "Yoda" as our school administration is so top heavy that the left over trickle effect is so minimal that teachers are left to purchase items to teach classes. I just had a young lady yesterday asking me to sign a petition for the school on a proposal of raising money by taxing companies, non profits, etc. by 2% . I told her with a giggle that once you eliminate the top heavy brass and its foundation then come back and maybe .... its like they can't get enough to cover salaries the heck with the students... our system appears backwards.
Why did they print what High School this girl attends?
Secondly, it's good to know that when you are ACCUSED of a crime it means your automatically guilty according to some people on this board.
If they are guilty, I hope they plead that way and serve an appropriate sentence.
If they are not guilty I hope they fight it tooth and nail.
I ask God to gently care for the innocent party here and to fix whoever is the sinner in this case.
So many of our K-12 teachers are clueless and interested only in themselves--allow many spout the rhetoric of concern for students.
Who has a teacher named "Bambi"?
Its really easy to hang a teacher with false accusations. I know one it happened to.
bambi? really? go back to stripping, "bambi".
Ivegotcha,
You are 100% right They have way too many administrators, and directors, and middlemen that obviously aren't doing anything except collecting a paycheck and a healthy retirement. Since when do we need all of these Executives at a School District, When I went to school we had a Superintendent, a reasonable support staff and a Principal, Vice Principal , and Dean at each school. Now you've got all these Directors and other folks that can't direct there way out of a wet paper bag. How come the Superintendent's job is not in jeopardy? Why isn't the Governor calling this guy on the carpet? Since Jones has been at the helm we have gone from mediocre to the toilet. The 5th largest school district in the nation should be innovative, progressive, and at least able to provide students a safe place to learn but every time I turn around there is another sex offense on the news or drugs or some support staff guy embezzling money,indecent exposures with students etc. WHY DOES THIS GUY STILL HAVE A JOB? The Superintendent can't keep his Teachers and Staff in line. No one wonder the kids are dropping out like flies! I'd drop out too if I thought I was in jeopardy of being molested!
I wonder what the unions stance will be on this issue should they be found guilty. Anyone know for sure.
YODA, do you really think that the CCSD was "mediocre" before Jones became the superintendent? Test scores and graduation rates would suggest otherwise.
improve LV,
good point! I was only trying to bring light to the fact that CCSD used to at least be better than Louisiana and Puerto Rico
Awwww, Bambi!!!!! Shame on You!!!!!
@YODA. Basic civics lesson. Superintendent of Clark County Schools, Dwight Jones, works for and is responsible to the CCSD Board of School Trustees elected by the voters in Clark County.
The State Superintendent of Instruction for the State of Nevada, Dr. James Guthrie, is appointed by the Governor.
@ivegotcha. The 2% margin tax is designed to help to fix the state tax system, and provide money for education throughout the state. Currently, no businesses in Nevada pay taxes on any profits earned in Nevada. This is designed to try to fix that. In 2010, the mining industry had gross revenue of 5.2 BILLION and paid 48 Million to Nevada. The gaming industry made 5.2 BILLION in gaming revenue in 2011 and paid 425 Million in taxes to Nevada.
In 2011, the Cortez Hill mine in Northern Nevada, owned by Barrick Mining, produces 1.46 MILLION ounces (over 44 tons) of gold at a cost of $245 per ounce. Assuming a conservative profit of $1000 per ounce, that is a profit of $1,460,000,000! Based on current tax rates, Nevada would see about$50,000,000. Barrick Mining is either the owner or joint venture partner in six other mines in Nevada. A conservative estimate of the profits from the Barrick holdings in Nevada is approximately 2.9 BILLION dollars.