Matthew Yoder, 32, teacher at Western Mennonite School, Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference, Salem, Oregon, "accusations of sexually abusing a 16-year-old female student" Former Western Mennonite School student sues for $5.5 million, says school knew teacher had been accused of sexual abuse A 19-year-old woman who was sexually abused by her Salem-area high school teacher is suing the school, the woman's attorneys said Tuesday. The suit, which seeks $5.5 million in damages, was filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court against the Western Mennonite School and the Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference. The suit alleges that school officials hired teacher Matthew Yoder "despite being aware of previous sexual abuse allegations against him and widespread concerns about Yoder's inappropriate interactions with students," ... Continue reading... http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-n...f/2015/03/former_western_mennonite_schoo.html Tags:
Student abused by teacher sues Western Mennonite School The complaint filed Tuesday on behalf of the 19-year-old woman asserts Western Mennonite School administrators hired Matthew Yoder despite a previous accusation of sexual abuse and continued to employ him amid concerns about his behavior with female students. Yoder, 32, was arrested in 2012. He pleaded guilty last year to three counts of sexual abuse and was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison. The state Department of Corrections says his earliest release date is in June 2016. Continue reading... http://www.katu.com/news/local/Stud...sues-Western-Mennonite-School--294916491.html Oregon Student Abused By Teacher Sues School Yoder, 32, was arrested in 2012. He pleaded guilty last year to three ... Lawyers for the victim say she was 15 when sexually abused by Yoder, then 27, and the teacher used threats to coerce her into silence. School administrators first reported the ... Continue reading... http://seattle.cbslocal.com/2015/03/03/oregon-student-abused-by-teacher-sues-school/
Background: Teacher, 29, arrested for sex abuse of student at Western Mennonite School in Salem 15 Feb 2012 McMinnville police arrested a 29-year-old teacher at Western Mennonite School in Salem late Tuesday, on accusations of sexually abusing a 16-year-old female student. Capt. Dennis Marks said Matthew Yoder was arrested without incident in McMinnville and jailed in Yamhill County jail on five counts of sex abuse in the second degree, one court of rape in the third degree, one count of sodomy in the third degree and one count of coercion. http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-n...f/2012/02/teacher_29_arrested_for_sex_ab.html
Background: Former Mennonite school teacher sentenced to prison for sex abuse 17 Apr 2014 A former teacher in Salem will spend nearly three years in prison on sex abuse charges involving a former student. Matthew Yoder, 31, was first arrested in February 2012. The McMinnville man was accused of having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a 16-year-old girl ... He was sentenced this week to 32 months in prison and he must register as a sex offender upon his release. http://www.kptv.com/story/25276884/former-mennonite-school-teacher-sentenced-to-prison-for-sex-abuse