Broch DeGraff, Pleasant Grove, Utah (arrested Sept 2012)

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    Broch DeGraff, kindergarten teacher at Liahona Preparatory Academy, Pleasant Grove, Utah, "arrested after police say he engaged in sexual relationships with two 16-year-old students"

    Deseret News: Private school teacher, coach accused of sexual assault (Sept 20 2012)

    A former teacher and coach at a private Utah County school has been arrested after police say he engaged in sexual relationships with two 16-year-old students. Broch DeGraff, 27, who taught kindergarten and coached the boys and girls soccer teams at Liahona Preparatory Academy, was booked into the Utah County Jail on Wednesday. Pleasant Grove police began investigating allegations that DeGraff was having sexual relationships with the two female students about two months ago, Lt. Britt Smith said. Police say they believe those relationships have been going on for nearly a year.

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    KSL: Private school teacher arrested for having sex with students (Sept 20 2012)

    Police arrested a Utah County teacher and coach Wednesday night accused of having sex with two 16-year-old girls. Broch DeGraff, 27, taught kindergarten and coached boys' and girls' soccer at Liahona Preparatory Academy. Police allege the two separate inappropriate relationships, which occurred over the past year, began with text messages. "It started over text messages and started over school related topics and that led to late night texts and it led to late night meetings," said Pleasant Grove Police Department Lt. Britt Smith. "And during those late night meetings is when the sexual abuse occurred." Police say DeGraff groomed his victims by making contact with them after school.
     
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    KSL: Teacher arrested for sex abuse said he would flee if charged (Sept 21 2012)

    Prosecutors had reason to believe a schoolteacher and coach accused of having sexual relationships with two female students would flee to Mexico if charges were filed against him, police said. Police arrested Broch DeGraff, 27, at his Pleasant Grove home Wednesday and booked him into the Utah County Jail early Thursday for investigation of forcible sexual abuse ... "People close to Broch came forward and said that he had mentioned he would actually flee the state or even the country once the charges were filed," Pleasant Grove police detective Ryan Armitstead said Friday. Those statements led to the decision to arrest DeGraff on Wednesday.
     
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    Herald Extra: Pleasant Grove teacher arrested for alleged student sex abuse (Sept 22 2012)

    According to Pleasant Grove detective Ryan Armitstead, 27-year-old Broch DeGraff was arrested Wednesday after two victims were identified. DeGraff taught at the Liahona Preparatory Academy, which Armitstead described as an LDS-themed private school that serves students from kindergarten through 12th grade. Armitstead said the alleged victims were teenage girls. Authorities learned of the incidents after one of the girls reported the alleged abuse.
     
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    KSL: Teacher accused of sexual relationships with students charged (Sept 25 2012)

    Criminal charges have been filed against a former schoolteacher and coach accused of having sexual relationships with two female students. Broch DeGraff, 27, was charged Monday in 4th District Court with forcible sodomy, a first-degree felony, and nine counts of forcible sexual abuse, a second-degree felony ... Also Monday, DeGraff's wife filed for divorce from the jailed man. Following DeGraff's arrest last week, she filed a request for a protective order against him.
     
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    Herald Extra: Former P.G. teacher charged with sex abuse (Sept 26 2012)

    According to court documents, Broch DeGraff, 27, now faces one first-degree felony for forcible sodomy and nine second-degree felonies for forcible sexual abuse. The charges stem from allegations that DeGraff carried on sexual relationships with two teenage girls who were attending Liahona Preparatory Academy in Pleasant Grove. DeGraff was a kindergarten teacher and soccer coach at the school, which was founded by his parents and based on the principles of the LDS Church.
     
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    Herald Extra: Judge to decide if former teacher will go to trial for sex abuse (Nov 6 2012)

    Broch DeGraff was in court Tuesday afternoon where a preliminary hearing was scheduled for Dec. 10. DeGraff is facing one first-degree felony for forcible sodomy and nine second-degree felonies for forcible sexual abuse after reportedly having sexual relations with two teenage girls while he was a teacher and soccer coach at the school.
     
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    Deseret News: Plea deal offered in sex abuse case involving teacher, 2 students (Dec 10 2012)

    A plea deal is in the works for a former private school instructor and coach accused of having sexual relationships with two female students. With his alleged victims looking on from the gallery, Broch DeGraff waived his right to a preliminary hearing Monday in 4th District Court as part of the negotiations between prosecutors and defense attorneys.