Anthony J. Miller (xxx Liberty Lane, Westerville, Ohio), 32, teacher at Carson Elementary School, Newark City Schools, Newark, Ohio, "alleged to have had sexual relations with a student" Also works as: Assistant band director, Heritage Middle School, Newark City Schools, Newark, Ohio Assistant band directory, Newark High School, Newark City Schools, Newark, Ohio WHIZ News: Teacher Charged With Sexual Battery (Feb 24 2014) The Newark Police Department says detectives arrested a teacher and charged him sexual battery ... 32-year-old Anthony Miller of Westerville is alleged to have had sexual relations with a student at Newark High School while working as an assistant band director. Tags:
Columbus Dispatch: Newark band director charged with sex with students (Feb 25 2014) Newark police arrested Anthony J. Miller, 32, of Liberty Lane in Westerville, on sexual-battery charges about 12:30 p.m. at Carson Elementary School, where he was teaching music. Miller, who is the band director at Heritage Middle School and the assistant band director at Newark High School, had sex with a current high-school student, a former student and “potentially others,” Licking County Prosecutor Ken Oswalt said ... Oswalt said both reported victims are female, and Miller is charged because he was in a supervisory role. One of the victims is a minor; the other is an adult, though she was a student at the time, Oswalt said.
NBC 4i: Newark Teacher Accused Of Sex With Student Given $75K Bond (Feb 25 2014) A Newark teacher and assistant band director accused of having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a student was given a $75,000 bond by a Licking County judge Tuesday. Anthony J. Miller, 32, of Westerville, is charged with sexual battery, a third-degree felony. It is alleged that Miller had sexual relations with a student at Newark High School....The prosecutor tells NBC4 that at least ten additional female victims have come forward with allegations against Miller. It is alleged that the incidents have been occurring for several years.
NBC 4i: Newark Teacher, Asst. Band Director Accused Of Sex With Student (Feb 24 2014) According to Newark police, Anthony J. Miller, 32, of Westerville, is charged with sexual battery, a third-degree felony. Miller, a teacher with the district and assistant band director at Newark High School, is alleged to have had sexual relations with a student at the high school ... Investigators said they received information late last week and conducted interviews with current and former students at the high school before his arrest.
Columbus Dispatch: Newark music teacher indicted on 13 counts involving sex with students (Mar 6 2014) A Newark band director [Anthony Miller] was indicted today on 13 counts, including sexual battery and child endangering involving three former students ... According to a release from Licking County Prosecutor Ken Oswalt, Miller could face up to 36 ½ years in prison if convicted on the nine felony conts, in addition to another year on four misdemeanor counts. Oswalt said all of the alleged offenses occurred while the victims were Newark High School students. Two of those victims are now adults. None of the allegations involved use of force, according to Oswalt. Miller has remained in the Licking County jail since is arrest. His bond was set at $75,000.
NBC 4i: Newark Teacher, Band Director, Indicted On 13 Counts (Mar 6 2014) Licking County Prosecutor Kenneth W. Oswalt has filed a 13-count indictment against the teacher and assistant band director accused of having sexual relations with a student. Anthony J. Miller, 32, of Westerville, has been charged with one felony count of child endangering, five felony counts of sexual battery, one felony count of attempted sexual battery, two felony counts of disseminating matter harmful to a juvenile, one misdemeanor count of contributing to the delinquency or unruliness of a minor, and three misdemeanor counts of sexual imposition....The charges involve allegations of inappropriate conduct with three female alleged victims, two of whom are now adults, one who is still a minor. The offenses do not include allegations of force and all of the alleged incidents occurred while the alleged victims were students at Newark City High School. It is alleged that Miller had sexual contact with at least some of the victims, while other charges involve other forms of inappropriate behavior, including the dissemination of inappropriate photographs, according to the indictment.
ABC 6: Newark Teacher Indicted On Sex Charges Involving Students (Mar 6 2014) A teacher and high school band employee has been indicted on several counts related to alleged sexual relationships with students. The Licking County Grand Jury indicted Anthony Miller on 13 counts -- 9 felonies -- on Thursday, including sexual battery and endangering children.
Norwalk Reflector: Music teacher indicted on 13 counts involving sex with students - Police detective: “Everyone feels horrible for his wife and their son." (Mar 7 2014) A Newark band director [Anthony Miller] was indicted Thursday on 13 counts, including sexual battery and child endangering involving three former students....According to the arrest warrant, Miller admitted to Newark police detective Steve Vanoy that he had sex with “at least one of his students while she was enrolled at Newark High School” and that he sent nude images of himself to female students and received nude images of the female students in return. Miller also admitted having sex with “several of the girls after they graduated from high school.”Vanoy reported that he'd interviewed a current Newark High School student on Feb. 20, who said that Miller had “solicited her to engage in sexual conduct with him.” Vanoy then interviewed other current and former Newark students who said that Miller had contacted them via social media and had “initiated conversations that were of a sexual nature.”Vanoy said after reviewing the information, he turned over a list of approximately 10 potential female victims to the prosecutor’s office, all of whom would have been students at the time of the alleged incidents. While one victim admitted that sexual activities with Miller were consensual, Vanoy said Miller’s actions with many of the victims were “unsolicited and unwanted.”...According to his personnel file, Miller was warned in August 2012 for violating the district's Internet policy. In November, a parent filed a police report, complaining that Miller had been contacting a senior at the Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County through Facebook for months. The complaint led to a disciplinary investigation and hearing in December. Ute suspended Miller without pay for three days, from Dec. 18 through Dec. 20.
Coshocton Tribune: Newark teacher faces 13 charges of engaging in sexual conduct with students: Sexual conduct with students alleged (Mar 7 2014) An assistant band director at Newark High School could face up to 36½ years in prison after being charged with 13 counts for allegedly engaging in sexual conduct with three female students between 2010 and 2013. A Thursday news release from Licking County Prosecutor Ken Oswalt said the charges reflect conduct with three female victims, one of whom is still a minor....The charges handed down Thursday include five counts of sexual battery, all third-degree felonies; one count of attempted sexual battery, a fourth-degree felony; three counts of sexual imposition, all third-degree misdemeanors; one count of contributing to the unruliness or delinquency of a minor, a first-degree misdemeanor; one count of endangering children, a second-degree felony; and two counts of disseminating matter harmful to a juvenile, fifth-degree felonies, according to Licking County Common Pleas Court records.
NBC 4i: Newark Teacher, Band Director Pleads Not Guilty To Sex Charges (Mar 11 2014) Anthony J. Miller, 32, of Westerville, entered the not guilty plea through a written statement. He did not appear in court. Miller is charged with one felony count of child endangering, five felony counts of sexual battery, one felony count of attempted sexual battery, two felony counts of disseminating matter harmful to a juvenile, one misdemeanor count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and three misdemeanor counts of sexual imposition. Miller remains in the Licking County Justice Center, and his $75,000 bond was continued.
