Edwin Bonet aka Edward Bonet-Ruiz (Radcliff, Kentucky), 54, Spanish teacher at Central Hardin High School, Hardin County Schools, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, "sexual abuse charge involving a student" Also: Special deputy, Hardin County Sheriff's Department, Elizabethtown, Kentucky Spanish pastor at Abundant Life Church, Radcliff, Kentucky WAVE 3: Hardin County teacher accused of sexually abusing student fired (Dec 10 2013) Edwin Bonet, also known as Edward Bonet-Ruiz, 54, of Radcliff admitted hugging and kissing a 14-year-old female student in his classroom at Central Hardin High School in Elizabethtown on December 5, according to a spokesman for the Elizabethtown Police Department. The arrest citation says Bonet, a Spanish teacher, also admitted creating a fake Facebook account to communicate with the victim. Police said the student provided "evidence of electronic communication from [Bonet]... indicating further sexual act or prohibited activities." Tags:
Talk Radio 1080: Central Hardin Teacher Arrested on Sex Abuse Charges (Dec 10 2013) [Edwin] Bonet, who is now out of jail on bond, tells police he hugged and kissed the girl in his classroom and created a false Facebook account in order to communicate with her. The conduct occured on December 5th and was reported to police December 9th ... The conduct was reported to the police by a school resource officer.
WHAS 11: CHHS teacher accused of sexually abusing student loses job (Dec 10 2013) Police said Edwin Bonet Ruiz, of Radcliff, was charged with sexual abuse and prohibited use of an electronic device to communicate with an individual after he admitted to hugging and kissing a 14-year-old student in his classroom late last week. Police said Bonet admitted to touching the girl in an inappropriate way.
Central Hardin High School via WHAS 11: Press Release (Dec 10 2013) We would like to share with you the facts concerning an incident regarding a Central Hardin High School faculty member. Hardin County Schools has terminated the contract of Central Hardin High School teacher Edwin Bonet-Ruiz after an investigation by the district and the Elizabethtown Police Department. Mr. Bonet-Ruiz, a Spanish teacher at Central Hardin High School, received a letter of termination late Tuesday afternoon. The Elizabethtown Police Department arrested and charged Mr. Bonet-Ruiz early Monday evening. He received a letter notifying him that he was suspended with pay during the HCS investigation. Hardin County Schools’ investigation is complete and its findings led to Mr. Bonet-Ruiz’s dismissal. An investigation is still open by the Elizabethtown Police Department. We maintain that integrity and student safety remain a priority at Central Hardin High School. Any threat to either of these will be taken very seriously. If you have questions, please contact me at 270-737-6800. Respectfully, Tim Isaacs
WLKY: Central Hardin teacher fired after being accused of hugging, kissing student (Dec 10 2013) A Central Hardin High School teacher faces charges after police said he admitted to hugging and kissing a 14-year-old student in his classroom last Thursday. Police said Edwin Bonet-Ruiz, 54, also admitted to creating a false Facebook profile and communicating with the same student. School was out Friday for inclement weather, but first thing Monday morning the student reported what had happened to a school resource officer.
WBKO: Hardin Co. Teacher Charged With Sex Abuse (Dec 10 2013) Elizabethtown Police say 54-year-old Edwin Bonet-Ruiz admitted to hugging and kissing a 14-year-old female student in his Central Hardin High School classroom on December 5th. The arrest citation says he also admitted to creating a phony Facebook account to communicate with the girl. Police say the student provided evidence of electronic communication from Bonet-Ruiz, indicating further sexual acts or prohibited activities.
WAVE 3: Central Hardin teacher arrested, fired for hugging and kissing student (Dec 10 2013) Hardin County Schools administrators fired a high school Spanish teacher after police said he admitted to hugging and kissing a female student. Edwin Bonet-Ruiz, 54, was arrested Monday afternoon after a Central Hardin High School student told a resource officer about the incident, which she said happened during school hours. The 14-year-old student also said the teacher tried to inappropriately communicate with her on Facebook. Elizabethtown Police said Bonet-Ruiz admitted to it all, leading Hardin County Public Schools administrators to fire him Tuesday as Bonet-Ruiz sat in jail....He was also the Spanish pastor at Abundant Life Church in Radcliff until Tuesday, when church leaders revoked his credentials because of his arrest.
WHAS 11: Teacher charged with sex abuse worked at church, sheriff’s office (Dec 11 2013) Edwin Bonet-Ruiz ... also had his ministry credentials revoked at Abundant Life Church in Radcliff after charges were filed. Associate Pastor Terry Linscott said Bonet-Ruiz’s wife of 33 years called and informed them on Monday night after her husband was arrested and allegedly confessed to police ... He also said Bonet-Ruiz worked at the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office.
WDRB: Hardin Co. teacher accused of sex abuse worked as special deputy, pastor (Dec 11 2013) Fired from his job as a Hardin County teacher a day after his arrest on a sex abuse charge, WDRB News has learned Edwin Bonet-Ruiz has been let go from two other posts: his role as a Spanish pastor at a Radcliff church and as a special deputy working for the Hardin County Sheriff's Department. Hardin County Sheriff Charlie Williams told WDRB News that Bonet-Ruiz has worked for the sheriff's department for nine years as a special deputy - working traffic duties at places like the county fairgrounds and acting as a Spanish translator for the sheriff's department and other area police departments. Williams says Bonet-Ruiz, 54, did not have arrest power, but was working in an unpaid position. Williams added that those duties were revoked after Bonet-Ruiz's arrest on Monday....In light of Bonet-Ruiz's arrest, church officials canceled the Wednesday night service at the church. Instead, church leaders met to formulate a plan of what to tell the congregation of 300 people. Bonet-Ruiz, a Spanish pastor, was relieved of this duties as a volunteer minister, [associate pastor Terry] Linscott said.
