Schools review hire of accused molester; District sues Justice Department...

[alp227]

Chula Vista Elementary School officials are suing the federal Department of Justice, trying to figure out why no red flags came up when the district went to hire a teacher who had been involved in a child pornography ring.

The lawsuit filed in San Diego federal court on Tuesday says the government has refused to even acknowledge it made an immunity deal more than 15 years ago with the man, 42-year-old John Kinloch.

The deal had been reported in the media as far back as 1998, and Kinloch himself testified about it in court.

Kinloch was arrested in December and charged with molesting a former student and persuading other boys to send him nude photographs. He pleaded not guilty and is on unpaid leave from his job as a teacher at Wolf Canyon Elementary School.

The district says it needs the federal documents to figure out why Kinloch’s past did not come up in the background check it conducted before he was hired, and determine whether any legislative fixes could prevent a repeat in the future.

full: http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/sep/20/chula-vista-teacher-hiring-foia-case/all/

[duffyduff]

1. Good for the school.

This is truly unusual. Typically if you have a case of a teacher/school staff member caught committing offenses against students, it is a first offense, so it wouldn't show up on a background check prior to hire.

[xfundy]

2. Molesters are still relatively new in the news.

It has gone on for many years, if not centuries, in the churches, in the countryside, in the cities, pretty much everywhere.

It has contributed to the coarseness of society, IMO. Children who are abused and treated like less than anything grow up to treat others as less than anything.

[giftedgirl77]

3. The guy got an immunity deal 15 years prior

unless they state can show there was some kind of stipulations with the immunity there would be no kind off record as far as criminal wise for the man. It was poss poor planning on the part of the. DOJ but chances are the suit isn't going anywhere.