Richard Allen LaQua, Jamestown, North Dakota (arrested Nov 2011)

TMP · Nov 9, 2011

Name: Richard Allen LaQua, Jamestown, North Dakota

Age: 54

School: James Valley Career and Technology Center, Jamestown, North Dakota

Position: Construction technology teacher

Victim: Girl, 17

WDAY (8 Nov 2011): JPS instructor arrested after student alleges sexual assault, misconduct

WDAY said:

A 54-year-old Jamestown Public Schools instructor was arrested Tuesday after a female juvenile alleged she was sexually assaulted by him, according to the Jamestown Police Department. The incident was alleged to have happened between Monday and Tuesday. The student also alleged she received sexually explicit text messages and phone calls.
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INForum (8 Nov 2011): Jamestown teacher jailed after student alleges sexual assault

Police would not release the name of the man arrested. The booking sheet, a public document from the Stutsman County Correctional Center, showed that Richard Laqua, 54, of Jamestown, was arrested at 12:34 p.m. Tuesday. Laqua is a construction technology instructor at the James Valley Career and Technology Center ... Also Tuesday, the Jamestown Police Department stopped a vehicle around 8:15 a.m. that was headed for the high school. Toso said the alleged victim’s parent was driving the vehicle. Sgt. John Johnson wouldn’t comment regarding the incident except to say police stopped the vehicle “before some idiot did something stupid.”
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Jamestown Sun (8 Nov 2011): UPDATED: JPS instructor arrested after student alleges sexual assault, misconduct

WDAY (9 Nov 2011): Community in shock after Jamestown teacher accused of sexual assault

WDAY said:

A 54 year-old construction technology professor has just made $5,000 bail after being arrested around noon yesterday. Charging documents say the teacher touched the student inappropriately and using an electronic device to lure a minor ... Laqua is now being charged with grabbing a 17 year-old female student on the buttocks on November 7th. Later that day, charging documents say he sent sexually explicit text messages to the minor. State officials are unsure at this point if there are more victims.
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KFYR TV (9 Nov 2011): Jamestown Teacher Arraigned on Sexual Assault Charges

INForum (9 Nov 2011): Bail set for Jamestown teacher accused of sexual assault

INForum said:

Bail was set at $5,000 for veteran teacher Richard Allen Laqua, 54, Jamestown, who was formally charged with two Class C felonies Wednesday. Laqua was charged with one count of sexual assault and one count of luring a minor by computer or other electronic means. He is accused of touching the buttocks of a juvenile girl over the age of 15 as well as sending her explicit text messages on Nov. 7.
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Jamestown Sun (9 Nov 2011): School instructor arrested

Jamestown Sun (9 Nov 2011): Jamestown teacher charged with two felonies

Jamestown Sun said:

Richard Allen Laqua, 54, Jamestown, was formally charged with two Class C felonies Wednesday morning. He was charged with one count of sexual assault, and one count of luring a minor by computer or other electronic means ...
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KFGO (9 Nov 2011): Jamestown Teacher Charged in Sexual Assault, Luring Charges

MSNBC (9 Nov 2011): Jamestown schools in crisis: Reaction to teacher sexting charges

MSNBC said:

The teacher -- Richard Laqua, who lives in Jamestown -- is facing two felonies in the case, which exploded Monday after a minor student's father told police his daughter had been touched by and texted inappropriately by Laqua. Administrators say she's not a student in his class, and they don't know how he got her number. Laqua was taken into custody Tuesday around noon at the tech center while school was in session, in front of teachers and students.
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TMP · Nov 10, 2011

Grand Forks Herald (10 Nov 2011): Bond set for Jamestown teacher accused of sexually assaulting teen girl

Grand Forks Herald said:

Bail was set at $5,000 for veteran teacher Richard Allen Laqua, 54, Jamestown, who was formally charged with two Class C felonies Wednesday. Laqua was charged with one count of sexual assault and one count of luring a minor by computer or other electronic means. He is accused of touching the buttocks of a juvenile girl over the age of 15 as well as sending her explicit text messages on Nov. 7.
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TMP · Nov 22, 2011

WDAY (18 Nov 2011): Jamestown School Board votes to move ahead with discharge of teacher

WDAY said:

The Jamestown School Board is voting to move ahead with discharging a high school teacher charged with sexually assaulting a child. Richard Laqua is accused of touching a 17 year-old's buttocks and sending her sexually explicit text messages.
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Jamestown Sun (19 Nov 2011): School Board to consider whether to dismiss Laqua

Jamestown Sun said:

The Jamestown Public School Board approved a recommendation to consider discharging a teacher facing two felony charges at a special meeting Friday ... Previously the district had suspended [Richard] Laqua with pay. Friday’s special meeting came after an investigation by Superintendent Bob Toso. Toso then recommended to the board contemplation for discharge. Legally Toso couldn’t share any information with the board unless it approved the recommendation.
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TMP · Dec 2, 2011

WDAY (1 Dec 2011): Jamestown High School moving forward to fire Laqua

WDAY said:

The Jamestown School Board is moving forward with procedures to fire a high school teacher, charged with sexually assaulting a student ... The district's attorney has had conversations with Laqua's attorney. They'll now get ahold of an administrative law judge to talk about the discharge.
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TMP · Dec 6, 2011

Grand Forks Herald (5 Dec 2011): Jamestown teacher accused of sexual assault on teen resigns

Grand Forks Herald said:

A Jamestown teacher accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl has resigned. KSJB radio reports that the Jamestown Public School Board received a letter of resignation on Friday from 54-year-old Richard Laqua.
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KFYR TV (5 Dec 2011): Jamestown Teacher Resigns After Sexual Assault Charges

KFYR TV said:

Jamestown Public Schools Superintendent Bob Toso has confirmed 54-year Jamestown Public Schools teacher Richard Laqua submitted his resignation on Friday. The school board was in the process of trying to fire Laqua.
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KFGO (6 Dec 2011): Teacher Accused Of Assaulting Teenage Girl Resigns

KFGO said:

A Jamestown teacher accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl has resigned. The Jamestown Public School Board received a letter of resignation on Friday from 54-year-old Richard Laqua.
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TMP · Jan 22, 2012

Jamestown Sun (14 Jan 2012): ESPB waiting on trial before considering teacher’s license

Jamestown Sun said:

A state board is waiting on the outcome of the trial of a former Jamestown Public School instructor before it decides whether to revoke his teaching license. The Education Standards and Practices Board determined at its monthly meeting Thursday in Bismarck that it will investigate the case of Richard Laqua, a former construction technology teacher at the James Valley Career and Technology Center.
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