Earl Stanley Tennial , 29, teacher and coach at Liberty High School [Liberty Public Schools], Mounds, Oklahoma, "arrested on two complaints: lewd molestation and lewd proposal to a minor" KJRH: Tulsa County teacher, coach arrested on lewd molestation of 15-year-old student (Dec 20 2012) [Earl] Tennial is accused of kissing and fondling a 15-year-old girl after engaging in several sexually themed texts. Tennial admits to the texts, according to the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office. "We would talk about possibly skipping class or meeting after a wrestling tournament and doing sexual activities," Tennial is quoted as saying in his arrest report. Tags:
Fox 23: Teacher arrested on molestation complaint (Dec 20 2012) According to an arrest report, a fifteen year old female student said she received inappropriate and suggestive text messages from teacher and coach Earl Tennial. A couple of days later, she claims Tennial grabbed her, fondled her and kissed her while she was in his office.
KRMG: Liberty teacher arrested for alleged inapproiate contact with student (Dec 21 2012) An arrest report states 29-year-old Earl Stanley Tennial was arrested on Thursday, but the contact between student and teacher began on December 5th. The victim said it started out as harmless texts that she initiated. Arrest report states the texts soon became sexual in nature. Before long they were in his office and he began kissing and touching the victim inappropriately.
KJRH: Former Liberty teacher-coach charged with lewd molestation for alleged inappropriate relationship (Feb 8 2013) A molestation charge has been filed against an ex-Mounds faculty member who had a reported relationship with a 15-year-old girl. Earl Tennial, a then-English teacher and coach at Liberty Public Schools, was arrested in December over allegations he sent inappropriate text messages and performed sexual acts with the teen. Detectives say the 29-year-old Tennial admitted to "making out" with the student.
News 9: Former Liberty Teacher, Coach Charged With Lewd Molestation (Feb 8 2013) A former Liberty coach and teacher accused of inappropriate behavior with a 15-year-old student has been charged in Tulsa County District Court. Earl Stanley Tennial, 29, was charged on Friday morning with one count of lewd molestation ... Tennial was interviewed by authorities on Dec. 14. He said he got a text message from the 15-year-old girl in early December. At first the messages were casual, Tennial reportedly told law enforcement, but at some point the messaging became sexual. "We would talk about possibly skipping class or meeting after a wrestling tournament and doing sexual activities," Tennial told Brown, according to an arrest and booking report. TCSO records state the student agreed she initiated the contact and that the coach told her he thought she was beautiful and he liked her smile. During a forensic interview, the minor told officers Tennial at one point said, "I'll do you on my desk." During one occasion, the girl reportedly told law officers, she and Tennial were alone in his office. She said they began "making out" or kissing for two to three minutes. During that time, Tennial placed his hand inside her shirt and fondled her breast on the outside of her bra, the report says.
Tennial v. Glanz UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA 17 Dec 2015 Petitioner [Earl Stanley Tennial] pled guilty to five counts of Lewd and Indecent Electronic Communication . . . The state district court sentenced Petitioner to one (1) year in custody for each of the first four counts and one (1) year suspended for Count V, all to run consecutively. The amended petition for writ of habeas corpus is dismissed without prejudice for failure to exhaust state remedies.
