Mario L. Hunt (1910 Florence Ave., Cahokia), 35, teacher's aide & coach at Cahokia High School, Cahokia Unit School District #187, Cahokia, Illinois, "charged ... with aggravated criminal sexual abuse, criminal sexual assault, and sexual transmission of HIV" Belleville News-Democrat: Police: Cahokia High boys exposed to HIV by school worker (May 13 2013) Mario Hunt, 35, of the 1900 block of Florence Ave., Cahokia, was charged Monday with aggravated criminal sexual abuse, criminal sexual assault, and sexual transmission of HIV, Cahokia Police Lt. Dennis Plew said. Most of the allegations were for acts in the first five months of 2011 at Cahokia High School, Police Chief James Jones said. Very recently police learned there was some suspicious behavior occurring between Hunt and several other boys at the school. "We were approached a week and a half ago by a student and his mother and asked to investigate the conduct between the suspect and several young boys. We conducted an investigation and turned the case in for review at the State's Attorney's office on Friday. Our suspect was charged today," Jones said Monday. Tags:
KPLR 11: Cahokia Coach Accused Of Transmitting HIV; Inappropriate Contact (May 13 2013) According to the criminal complaint, Hunt is HIV positive and “knowingly” engaged in intimate contact with another, a male minor with a date of birth of June 22, 1993. A Class 2 Criminal Felony. The complaint accuses Hunt of putting his hand on a male minor’s genitals and putting those genitals in his mouth. The contact began with what the school calls inappropriate Facebook postings. The school launched its own investigation. Then Cahokia police questioned the teacher and he was suspended. Fox 2 Now: Cahokia Coach Accused Of Transmitting HIV; Inappropriate Contact (May 13 2013)
KSDK: Mario Hunt charged with sex crimes, transmission of HIV (May 13 2013) Mario Hunt is accused of criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, and transmission of HIV. Court documents accuse Hunt of committing the crimes against a 17-year-old male between January 1, 2011 and June 21, 2011. Sources say the victim as a student at Cahokia Senior High School, where Hunt worked as a teacher's aide.
Riverfront Times: Cahokia High Coach Mario Hunt Charged With Sexual Abuse of Teen, Transmitting HIV (May 14 2013) Mario Hunt, an assistant teacher and coach at Cahokia High School, is accused of having sexual contact with a minor -- while he knew he was HIV positive. The alleged abuse, police say, stems back to 2011 when the victim was seventeen years old ... Because he knowingly exposed the student to the virus, he is facing -- in addition to criminal sexual assault charge -- a transmission of HIV charge as well ... KTVI (Channel 2) reports that two additional victims have come forward and that police are also aware of inappropriate social media postings. And police believe the crimes may have happened at school -- during school hours.
State Journal-Register: Cahokia teacher's aide accused of sexual abuse of students (May 14 2013) A teacher's aide [Mario Hunt] is charged with aggravated sexual abuse and the sexual transmission of HIV in connection with the alleged molestation of several boys at Cahokia High School ... Cahokia Police Chief James Jones says police recently learned there was some suspicious behavior occurring between Hunt and several other boys at the school. Jones says after an investigation the case was turned over Friday to the St. Clair County state's attorney's office. Hunt was arrested at his home and taken to St. Clair County Jail.
Fox News: HIV-infected southwestern Illinois teacher's aide accused of sexually assaulting student (May 14 2013) An Illinois special-needs teaching assistant accused of molesting a teenage student in school while knowingly infected with HIV remained jailed Tuesday as police investigated another claim of similar misconduct by the man involving a different student....At least one other possible victim has come forward, though that case has not yet produced charges, Plew said. Police publicly implored the school district's parents to report any questionable dealings between Hunt and their children — or at least get them tested for HIV if they're reluctant to get police involved.
WQAD: Illinois high school coach accused of exposing student to HIV (May 14 2013) Hunt was arrested and charged with criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual abuse and transmission of HIV. KTVI reports the crimes allegedly happened at the school and during school hours. Hunt is accused of having intimate contact with a 17-year-old while the teen was a student at the school in the spring of 2011. While he is accused of knowingly exposing the victim to HIV, it was not clear whether the victim had been infected with the virus.
Huffington Post: Mario Hunt, Illinois Teacher, Charged With Transmitting HIV To Teen (May 14 2013) An Illinois assistant teacher may have spread HIV to boys at a Cahokia high school, knowing that he carried the virus while he had sexual contact with them. Mario Hunt, 35, is accused of sexually abusing a 17-year-old boy and exposing him to the virus, and police say more victims have come forward, KDSK reports.
KSDK: Cahokia High School in shock after police say Mario Hunt exposed student to HIV (May 13 2013) A teacher's aide and coach could have spread HIV to boys at a Cahokia high school. Mario Hunt, 35, is charged with sexually abusing a student on campus and knowingly exposing the 17-year-old to the virus. Police say there could be other victims. Hunt was suspended last week when the investigation started and now sits behind bars with a $300,000 bond.
BND – Belleville News Democrat Sexual abuse victim sues Cahokia School District, teacher's aide By JAMIE FORSYTHE News-Democrat September 4, 2013 A sexual assault victim has filed a federal lawsuit against Cahokia School District 187 and teacher's aide Mario L. Hunt, who allegedly molested male high school students. www.bnd.com/2013/09/04/2779866/sexual-abuse-victim-sues-cahokia.html
KSDK 5 a Gannett Company Mario Hunt now facing allegations of second sexual abuse victim Sep 4, 2013 10:41 PM, [Embedded Video] Associated Press Cahokia, IL (KSDK) - A metro east school district is accused of covering up an alleged sexual assault between a former teacher's aide and a student. http://archive.ksdk.com/news/article/396255/3/Student-sues-HIV-infected-former-teaching-aide
Quad Cities Online Sept. 04, 2013, 11:59 pm, updated Sept. 05, 2013, 12:07 am Student sues HIV-infected former teaching aide ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former southwestern Illinois teaching assistant already facing criminal charges that he molested a special-needs student while infected with HIV is being sued by another male student who claims the man also sexually abused him. www.qconline.com/archives/qco/print_display.php?id=651449
Law 360 – a LexisNexis Company August 29, 2013 Doe v. Cahokia School District # 187 et al Case Number: 3:13-cv-00904 Court: Illinois Southern www.law360.com/cases/521fbd945515092120009eac www.law360.com/dockets/documents/521fbc9d55150919bb000016
Justia Dockets and Filings Doe v. Cahokia School District # 187 et al April 3, 2014 #41 ORDER denying 37 Motion to Stay; denying 35 Motion to Stay. Signed by Chief Judge David R. Herndon on 04/03/2014. (kbl) http://dockets.justia.com/docket/illinois/ilsdce/3:2013cv00904/64361
Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) Educator Licensure Information System (ELIS) Public Search Mario L Hunt License ID # 2176975 – ELS (PARA) – is active. www.isbe.state.il.us/ELIS
