Guilty! Gawain Jay Roberts, Fort Collins, Colorado (charged Oct 2012)

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    Gawain Jay Roberts (Fort Collins, Colorado), 35, teacher at Harold Ferguson High School [Thompson School District], Loveland, Colorado, "allegedly involved in criminal activity with a 16-year-old female student"

    Denver Channel: Thompson School District teacher Gawain Jay Roberts charged with sex crimes (Nov 9 2012)

    Loveland Police said a school resource officer called them in mid-October and said a teacher was allegedly involved in criminal activity with a 16-year-old female student. After interviews and computer forensics, the district attorney has charged Gawain Jay Roberts, 35, of Fort Collins, with two felonies -- sexual exploitation of a child and criminal attempt of sex assault on a child by one in a position of trust.

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    K99: Warrant Issued For Loveland Colorado Schoolteacher: Sex Crimes On Student (Nov 9 2012)

    Gawain Jay Roberts of Fort Collins will soon be arrested by Loveland police on sex crime charges- sexual exploitation of a child and attempted sexual assault by someone in a position of trust. Roberts was, until these charges arose in October, an instructor at Ferguson High School. One of his female students who’s 16, told school officials that Roberts, 35, had taken inappropriate pictures of her; school officials contacted the police right away. Loveland Police obtained a search warrant for Robert’s computers and cell phones, where they found pictures of other woman- many who appear to be underage ...
     
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    Denver Post: Former teacher accused of sex crimes against teen (Nov 9 2012)

    The Loveland Reporter-Herald reports ( http://bit.ly/YYYnCg) Gawain Jay Roberts of Fort Collins is charged with sexual exploitation of a child and attempted sexual assault by someone in a position of trust. Before recently quitting, he had taught in a program based at Ferguson High School in Loveland for students who weren't successful in a traditional school setting. A 16-year-old girl told school administrators last month that her teacher had taken inappropriate pictures of her.
     
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    Reporter Herald: Loveland schoolteacher charged with sex crimes on student (Nov 9 2012)

    Gawain Jay Roberts, 35, is charged in 8th Judicial District Court with sexual exploitation of a child and attempted sexual assault by someone in a position of trust. The Fort Collins man was teaching the SOARS program, which is based at Ferguson High School in Loveland. One of his students, a 16-year-old girl, reportedly told school administrators that her teacher had taken inappropriate pictures of her, according to police. With a search warrant, police seized Roberts' computers and cellphone and found images of multiple females believed to be younger than 18, Detective Brian Koopman said. The teenager reported the incident to school officials in mid-October, and they called Loveland Police, who began an investigation. Roberts immediately quit his job.
     
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    Northern Colorado 5: Loveland Teacher Charged in Sexual Case Against Student (Nov 9 2012)

    In mid-October, a Loveland Police Department School Resource Officer received information that a teacher working for the Thompson School District (TSD) was involved in criminal activity with a sixteen year-old female student, The School Resource Officer gathered the initial information and then called in LPD detectives ... The detectives later took the case to the Larimer County District Attorney's Office. The charges accepted by the District Attorney are:One count of Sexual Exploitation of a Child. One count of Criminal Attempt. The teacher is identified as Gawain Jay Roberts a thirty-five year-old Fort Collins man.
     
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    Coloradoan: Former Loveland teacher from Fort Collins accused of sex crimes on 16-year-old female student (Nov 9 2012)

    A former Loveland teacher and amateur photographer is suspected of sex crimes against a 16-year-old female student, and police seek leads to identify other possible victims featured in photos, according to Loveland Police Department. Gawain Jay Roberts, 35, of Fort Collins hasn’t been taken into custody, but a warrant is to be issued, police Sgt. Mike Halloran said. Computers and cell phones were among evidence leading to charges of sexual exploitation of a child and criminal attempt of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust, according to a Loveland police news release.
     
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    TYPE OF INCIDENT: Sexual Exploitation of a Child
    CASE NUMBER: 12-8206

    LOCATION: Ferguson High School
    DATE: Release date November 9, 2012
    TIME: 0800

    INVESTIGATING OFFICER: Detective Brian Koopman and Detective Jeff Pyle
    SUPERVISOR: SGT Scott Highland

    DETAILS:
    Detectives Brian Koopman and Jeff Pyle are requesting the public’s assistance with identifying further victims related to the criminal activity outlined below.

    In mid-October a Loveland Police Department (LPD) School Resource Officer received information that a teacher working for the Thompson School District (TSD) was involved in criminal activity with a sixteen year-old female student. The School Resource Officer gathered the initial information and then called in LPD detectives. The detectives approached TSD administrators with the information. The administrators provided critical assistance to the detectives. That cooperation is on-going as the investigation continues in an attempt to identify any further victims.

    Through that investigation, which included interviews and computer forensics, the detectives gathered enough information to seek and obtain search warrants. The detectives are currently in the process of further forensic examinations of computers and cell phones related to the teacher.

    The detectives later took the case to the Larimer County District Attorney’s Office. The charges accepted by the District Attorney are:
    • One count of Sexual Exploitation of a Child (Class 3 Felony)
    • One count of Criminal Attempt (Sex Assault on a Child by one in a Position of Trust) (Class 5 Felony)
    The teacher is identified as Gawain Jay Roberts a thirty-five year-old Fort Collins man. Roberts has been employed by the TSD for six years. Anyone with information pertaining to further inappropriate behavior by Gawain Roberts as a teacher within the Thompson School District is asked to call Detective Brian Koopman at 970-962-2248 or Detective Jeff Pyle at 970-962-2274.

    On the advice of the Larimer County District Attorney’s Office, we will not be releasing more information so as to not damage the ongoing investigation.

    *The criminal charges are only allegations and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty at trial.
    PREPARED BY: SGT Mike Halloran

    PHONE NUMBER: 970-962-2231
     
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    Reporter Herald: Former Loveland teacher arrested for alleged sex crimes against student (Nov 15 2012)

    Until recently, Roberts had been teaching the SOARS program, Secondary Options for Achieving Results in Success, an alternative education program that caters to junior and seniors who were not successful in a traditional school setting. The program is based at Ferguson High School in Loveland. In mid-October, a Loveland Police school resource officer was told about a teacher's criminal activity with a student who is a 16-year-old girl, police said. Detectives were called in and worked with district administrators on the investigation. According to police, the 16-year-old student reported that her teacher had taken inappropriate pictures of her. With a search warrant, police seized Roberts' computers and cellphone and reportedly found images of multiple females believed to be younger than 18 years old.
     
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    Coloradoan: Fort Collins man, former Loveland teacher arrested on attempted sexual assault charge (Nov 15 2012)

    A former Loveland teacher and amateur photographer from Fort Collins has been arrested and charged with exploitation and attempted sexual assault on a child. Gawain Jay Roberts, 35, remains in custody at the Larimer County Jail on a $75,000 bond ... The investigation began in mid-October when a Loveland police officer in the schools received a tip that a teacher was involved in criminal activity with a 16-year-old student. Administrators cooperated with detectives in the case and continue to work together to find other possible victims, according to a Loveland police news release.
     
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    Reporter Herald: Former Thompson School District teacher appears in court (Jan 14 2013)

    A former Thompson School District teacher accused of sex crimes against a student appeared in 8th Judicial District Court on Monday. Gawain Jay Roberts, 35, of Fort Collins, is out on $75,000 bond. He was arrested on Nov. 14 following a month-long investigation ... Scheduled for a disposition hearing on Monday, Roberts’ Fort Collins-based attorney Kirkland Brush asked Judge Gregory Lammons for more time to review discovery, citing a backlog from the Loveland Police Department. A possible disposition hearing was scheduled for 10 a.m. on March 11.
     
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    Reporter Herald: Plea deal on the table for former Loveland teacher (Apr 18 2013)

    A plea agreement has been drafted for the former Thompson School District teacher accused of sex crimes against a student, but the case was not quite ready to move forward on Thursday. Gawain Jay Roberts, 36, of Fort Collins, appeared on bond in 8th Judicial District Court on Thursday for what was scheduled to be a disposition hearing. But while his attorney, Kirkland Brush, said he received plea papers from the district attorney's office on Wednesday, he requested additional time to review the agreement with his client.
     
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    Coloradoan: Former Loveland teacher deported after admitting sex crime against student: Gawain Roberts, 36, avoided prison and was sent back to the United Kingdom after taking a plea deal (July 15 2013)

    He was given a suspended six-year prison sentence after accepting a plea deal for one of the exploitation felonies. [Gawain Jay] Roberts is a Welsh citizen who was living in the U.S. legally with no previous criminal record in Colorado. But the criminal case triggered deportation proceedings, and part of the plea deal requires that Roberts can’t contest being forced to leave the U.S.

    KWGN: Former Loveland teacher deported to UK after admitting to sex crimes (July 16 2013)