Stephen J. Budd, 51, former teacher at Rosarian Academy, Adrian Dominican Sisters, West Palm Beach, Florida, "accused of sexual activity with two young girls" Currently a special education teacher for “higher functioning” adults at: South Tech Academy, Boynton Beach, Florida Previously taught at: Delray Youth Vocational Charter School, Delray Beach, Florida (no web site) 2nd-grade teacher & bus driver ("who also ran the school’s summer camp for five years") at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Catholic Diocese of Palm Beach, Riviera Beach, Florida (no web site specifically for the school) WPTV: Stephen Budd, former Rosarian Academy teacher arrested; accused of sexual activity with young girls (Apr 4 2013) Investigators say Stephen Budd was arrested Wednesday night, accused of sexual activity with two young girls who are former students. 51 year old Stephen Budd appeared in court Thursday morning, accused of sexual assault. According to the West Palm Beach Police Chief, back in 2006, Budd allegedly had sexual encounters with two 4th graders. Budd reportedly would use "Budd Bucks" to reward the girls, as candy, in return for sexual acts. One victim told police Budd recently tried to get in touch with her through Facebook. That's when she told her parents, who contacted police. Tags:
Palm Beach Post: Police believe there are other possible victims involved in case of teacher accused of sex assault (Apr 4 2013) Stephen Budd was arrested late Wednesday at his West Palm Beach apartment, not long after a former student of his at Rosarian Academy School, a private Catholic school in West Palm Beach, told police that during the 2006-07 school year, Budd would give them “Budd bucks,” which she explained was candy in return for sexual acts. The girls were 9 years old at the time of alleged abuse. The former students shared an oath and didn’t want anyone to know about what happened, a city police spokesman said....Budd, who says on his personal website that he had a traumatic childhood and a broken marriage, faces charges of three counts of sexual assault, two counts of cruelty toward a child, two counts of battery and two counts of lewd and lascivious behavior....The allegations surfaced when the former student at Rosarian told police that Budd, who was her homeroom teacher at the time of the alleged abuse, contacted her through Facebook last week. She then told her parents that when she and another student were 9 years old and in fourth grade, Budd would assault them on a daily basis at the school on North Flagler Drive. The girl told police that one time, after a sex act with Budd, she threw out her soiled clothing because she feared her parents would find out what happened. Budd also allegedly told the girls to perform sexual acts on each other and told them to take naked pictures of each other with the class Polaroid camera.
Palm Beach Daily News: Ex-Rosarian teacher accused of sex acts with kids (Apr 4 2013) Stephen J. Budd, a fourth-grade teacher at Rosarian at the time of the alleged crimes, was charged with three counts of sexual battery on a child, two counts of sexual performance by a child, two counts of lewd or lascivious exhibition, and two counts of battery of a child ... One victim came forward early last week after she told her parents she received a Facebook message from Budd, said Capt. David Bernhardt. Another victim came forward shortly thereafter ... The girls claim Budd rewarded them with “Budd Bucks” or candy in exchange for sexual acts during the 2006-07 school year, according to a probable cause affidavit. They were both 9-years-old when the offenses began, according to police documents. The crimes began during the second week of school and became a daily routine between Budd and both victims, police said. Budd touched the victims underneath their clothes, asked them to perform sexual acts on him and had them watch as he performed sexual acts on himself, documents show. After one sexual act, one of the victims discarded clothing to conceal the crime from her parents. Budd also directed the victims to perform sexual acts on each other, including taking naked photographs via the classroom Polaroid camera, police said.
WPBF: Stephen Budd: Police think candy-for-sex teacher has more victims: Former teacher held without bond (Apr 5 2013) Police are urging potential additional victims to come forward and a local school has released a statement after one of its former teachers was accused of giving young girls candy in exchange for sex. Stephen Budd, 51, was arrested Wednesday after detectives set up a sting in which they recorded phone calls, Facebook messages and text messages between Budd and two girls he's accused of having sex with during the 2006-07 school year when they were 9 years old. The alleged sex acts happened while Budd was a teacher at Rosarian Academy ...
WPBF: Stephen Budd: Trial date set for teacher accused in candy-for-sex enticement: Man allegedly had sex with 2 fourth-grade girls (May 3 2013) A date has been set for the trial of an elementary school teacher accused of trading candy for sex with his students. Stephen Budd will face a jury Sept. 23. Budd is accused of giving at least two fourth-grade girls candy in exchange for sex while he was teaching at Rosarian Academy. Police said Budd called the candy "Budd Bucks."
CBS 12 WPEC: Trial set for former West Palm Beach teacher accused in sex crimes (May 3 2013) A former West Palm Beach private school teacher accused of sexually assaulting two 9-year-old students during the 2006-07 school year will stand trial Sept. 23, Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Stephen Rapp ordered Friday. Stephen Jerome Budd, 51, will stay in Palm Beach County Jail until the trial, unless the court receives a new request for bail for the former fourth-grade teacher at Rosarian Academy. Defense attorney Jason Weiss withdrew his motion seeking bond at a hearing Friday, after conferring with his client and Assistant State Attorney Jessica Kahn. Weiss said he had just received more information concerning the charges and needed to examine it.
Child porn charges against ex-Rosarian teacher dropped Prosecutors dropped dozens of child pornography charges Friday against former Rosarian Academy teacher Stephen Budd. The 51-year-old West Palm Beach man still faces two sexual battery charges, a molestation charge and two exhibition charges that could send him to prison for life. Continue reading... http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/n...harges-against-ex-rosarian-teacher-dro/ngh3f/