A Cleveland school dance teacher will face up to life in prison after raping and sexually abusing his students.
School Dance Teacher Convicted of Raping and Sexually Abusing Teenage Students in Cleveland
A 57-year-old Cleveland school dance teacher named Terence Greene was convicted Thursday after being found guilty of raping and sexually abusing eight of his students aged between 14 and 17 when he started sexually abusing them.
During the investigation, authorities found out that the school dance teacher started sexually abusing his students when he was teaching in high school, wherein his first victim was reportedly a 14-year-old student.
The school dance teacher later left his job in high school and began teaching in college, where he continued the sexual abuse to several students, AP News reported.
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Cleveland School Dance Teacher Will be Sentenced Up to Life in Prison After Sexually Abusing His Students
The school dance teacher already faced sexual charges in 2004, but he was found innocent and immediately returned to teaching until the present time despite his past records of sexual abuse to students.
Following the school dance teacher’s conviction, the public school district will pay $3.25 in a settlement after the victims also filed a lawsuit against the school for not investigating the claims of sexual abuse and even allowing him to share rooms with students during school trips.
The school dance teacher is set to face up to life in prison for raping and sexually abusing his students.