Ex San Jose Teacher Guilty Of Molesting 5 Girls Faces 75 Years

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On the same day Ariel Castro is sentenced to death in a prison cell, a teacher in my community is getting essentially the same consequence for what he did to five girls for whom he had the duty to teach and nurture. If Ariel Castro were a teacher, he would be Craig Chandler:

A jury in Superior Court in San Jose found Craig Chandler, 36, guilty on all five felony counts of lewd and lascivious acts on a child under 14 and five additional multiple victim allegations, Deputy District Attorney Alison Filo said.

The felony convictions and multiple victim accusations, which are enhancements to sentencing, amounted to 15 years per count and Chandler could be sentenced to 75 years to life at a hearing set for Sept. 27, Filo said.

The mother of one of the five girls was in the courtroom when the verdict was read and “is incredibly relieved to be on the other side of this case,” Filo said.

Wanna get even more grossed out?

The female victims were between the ages of 7 and 9 when Chandler molested them during recesses in his classroom at O.B. Whaley Elementary School in East San Jose sometime during the 2010 to 2011 and 2011 to 2012 school years, Filo said.

San Jose police arrested Chandler at his home Jan. 10, 2012.

The district attorney’s office alleged that Chandler abused the girls by putting his penis in their mouths after blindfolding them alone in class during recess in what he said was a touch and feel game.

So f__ked up on so many levels. A man in his 30s thinking he can take advantage of these innocent young girls who trusted him to guide them intellectually and socially. He could have made a career making a positive difference in many children's lives (including his own three children). Instead, he throws his life away like this, having ruined the lives of five young girls as well as his own three kids, who will now thankfully never see their daddy again because he's evil enough to molest them next.