Guilty! Amber L. Kraus, Fox Lake, Illinois (arrested Nov 2013)

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    Amber L. Kraus (Mundelein, Illinois), 30, 8th-grade science teacher at Grant Community High School, Lake County Regional Office of Education, Fox Lake, Illinois, "allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a student"

    Daily Herald: Former Grant teacher charged with sexual assault of student (Nov 20 2013)

    Scheller said the former teacher admitted to having "some sexual contact with the victim," not sexual intercourse. But the victim told police the two exchanged inappropriate photos of each other and had sexual intercourse at Kraus' Grayslake apartment, said Scheller, who also confirmed the victim was a Grant student. Scheller said Kraus is free from jail after posting the required 10 percent of her $100,000 bail.

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    Sun Times: Former Grant High teacher charged with sex assault of student (Nov 20 2013)

    A 30-year-old former Grant High School teacher [Amber Kraus] was recently arrested and charged with sexual assault of a student at her former home in Grayslake ... Kraus lived in Grayslake at the time of the alleged assault and recently moved to Mundelein. She resigned her position at the high school in October.
     
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    Huffington Post: Amber Kraus, Science Teacher, Accused Of Sex With High School Student (Nov 21 2013)

    Lake County prosecutors say the science teacher admitted having sexual contact with the Grant High School student, but denies that they had sexual intercourse. The victim told police that the two had sex at Kraus' Grayslake, Ill., home, and exchanged inappropriate photos. Kraus has since moved to Mundelein, Ill., according to the Lake County Sun-Times. She was released on $10,000 bond and must obey a curfew as a condition of her bail, in addition to avoiding contact with minors, including the victim. The teacher resigned from Grant High School, where she had taught for eight years, after the allegations came to light Oct. 9.
     
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    Sun Times: Former Grant High teacher charged with sex assault of student (Nov 22 2013)

    Amber Kraus, 30, of Mundelein was arrested last week and was being held on $100,000 bond after being charged with sexual assault of a student between the ages of 13 and 17 and aggravated criminal sexual abuse for violating a position of trust and authority, said Grayslake Police Chief Phil Perlini. Kraus lived in Grayslake at the time of the alleged assault and recently moved to Mundelein. She resigned her position at the high school in October.
     
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    Chicago Tribune: Ex-teacher charged with sex assault of minor (Nov 25 2013)

    School officials received information regarding the alleged inappropriate contact on Oct. 6, according to a letter sent home to parents by Grant Community High School District 124 Superintendent Christine Sefcik. School officials said they contacted the police immediately. Sefcik stated in a news release that the alleged incident appears to be isolated, involved no other students and took place outside of the school. “We have no reason to believe anyone else has come forward,” Vargas said.
     
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    UK Daily Mail: High school teacher, 30, 'had sex with student and sent him naked pictures' (Nov 26 2013)

    A high school teacher [Amber Kraus] who resigned from her job after she was accused of having sex with a student has now been arrested and charged with sexual assault ... The science teacher admitted having sexual contact with the teen - who is aged between 13 and 17 - but denied having sexual intercourse with him. The victim told police they had sex at her home and exchanged inappropriate photos.
     
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    ABC Local WLS: Grant High School ex-teacher Amber Kraus pleads not guilty to student sex assault (Dec 13 2013)

    Amber Kraus, of Mundelein, pleaded not guilty in Lake County Circuit Court to one count of criminal sexual assault, a Class 1 felony, and two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, a Class 2 felony. Kraus was arrested this fall and charged with sexual assault of a student between the ages of 13 and 17 at her former home in Grayslake. She remains free on a $100,000 bond. She resigned her position at the school in October.
     
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    Amber L Kraus is listed as a sexual predator on the Illinois State Police Sex Offender Registry.
    Victim was 16 years of age.
    Offender was 29 at the time of the offense.
    Crime: AGGRAVATED CRIMINAL SEXUAL ABUSE/VICTIM 13-16.
    County of Conviction: Lake.
    www.isp.state.il.us/sor
     
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    Daily Herald
    6/19/2014 7:10 PM article updated:
    Former Grant High teacher pleads guilty to sex abuse of student.
    A former Grant Community High School teacher avoided jail time Thursday by pleading guilty to one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse for having an inappropriate relationship with a male student last fall.
    www.dailyherald.com/article/20140619/news/140618210
     
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    Amber L Kraus is listed on the Illinois State Police Sex Offender Registry.
    Victim was 16 years of age, offender was 29 at the time of the offense.
    Crime: AGGRAVATED CRIMINAL SEXUAL ABUSE/VICTIM 13-16.
    County of Conviction: Lake.
    www.isp.state.il.us/sor
     
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    Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)
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    License # 1937843 revoked.
    License # 2154737 revoked.
    www.isbe.state.il.us/ELIS
     
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    Family Taxpayers Foundation
    Teacher Salary Database
    Name: Kraus, Amber
    Salary: $50,526
    Position: High School Teacher
    Full/Part Time: Fulltime
    Percent Time Employed: 100%
    Assignment: Chemistry (Grades 9-12 Only)
    Years Teaching: 6
    Degree: Baccalaureate
    School Name: Grant Community High School
    District Name: Grant CHSD 124
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    The above post is for year 2012.