Guilty! Charles Edward Weber, Midway, Utah (arrested Dec 2012)

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    Charles Edward Weber, 65, former principal at Soldier Hollow Charter School, Midway, Utah, "accused of sexually abusing former male students"

    Deseret News: FBI: Ex-principal sexually abused boys over past 35 years (Dec 3 2012)

    Charles Edward Weber "admitted to sexually abusing several young boys over the past 35 years," FBI agent Jeffrey Ross wrote in a police affidavit filed in 4th District Court. Ross is with the Utah Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force ... A 48-year-old man recently told FBI agents that between 1975 and 1977 he was sexually molested on several occasions by Weber, his elementary school teacher at the time. He said the abuse began when he was 11 years old and included fondling and sex acts, the affidavit states. He also said the incidents occurred in Utah and other states. The agents then interviewed Weber, who told them he had been a teacher for more than 40 years and admitted sexually abusing several boys over the past 35 years, the affidavit states.

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    KSL: Longtime educator arrested on charges of child sex abuse (Dec 3 2012)

    The former principal of an award-winning Charter School in Wasatch County is facing several felony sex charges. Some incidents are alleged to have taken place over the past few months, but the investigation has uncovered that the abuse allegedly goes back to the 1970s. Charles Weber taught school for 40 years. According to court documents obtained by KSL Monday, Weber admitted to sexually abusing young boys for more than three decades. Now he is in the Washington County Jail in St. George.
     
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    Deseret News: Investigators talking to other potential victims of ex-principal, FBI says (Dec 4 2012)

    The charges stem from Weber's alleged sexual abuse of a 15-year-old student in Midway between January and August of this year. The abuse stopped just before the boy turned 16, according to court documents. A warrant was issued for Weber, and he was arrested at Dixie Regional Medical Center in St. George. Police would not say why he had been in the hospital ... When investigators interviewed Weber on Nov. 29, he "admitted to sexually abusing several young boys over the past 35 years," a police affidavit filed in court states.
     
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    Fox News: Award-winning educator reportedly admits to child sex abuse (Dec 4 2012)

    An award-winning and nationally recognized educator is now in the Washington County Jail in Utah facing six counts of forcible sodomy, Fox13Now.com reported ... Weber was terminated from his position as principal at Soldier Hollow Charter School in August. Sullivan said the termination had nothing to do with any allegations of sexual impropriety.
     
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    Salt Lake Tribune: Wasatch County educator arrested, facing sodomy charges (Dec 4 2012)

    Court papers filed Monday in Wasatch County’s 4th District Court say Charles Edward Weber had a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old student between January and April of this year. Weber was the principal of a Wasatch County elementary school, but was fired in August, the documents state. The court documents don’t detail which school Weber worked at or why he was fired. But a woman who answered the phone at Soldier Hollow Charter School Tuesday morning confirmed he had worked there.
     
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    KSL: Teacher accused of sexual abuse appears in court (Dec 5 2012)

    A Utah teacher accused of abusing children and teenagers for more than three decades appeared in court Wednesday. Charles Weber, 65, was the former principal of the award-winning Soldier Hollow Charter School in Midway ... The hearing was brief. Fourth District Court Judge Derek Pullan reassigned the case to another judge, saying he had questions about his impartiality because of his contacts in the community.
     
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    KSL: Guilty plea for ex-principal who sexually abused former student (Apr 2 2013)

    Charles Edward Weber, 66, pleaded guilty to two counts of forcible sodomy, a first-degree felony, in connection with the abuse of a 15-year-old boy. Four identical sodomy charges were dismissed in exchange for the man's plea.
     
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    Deseret News: Ex-principal pleads guilty to sexually abusing former student (Apr 2 2013)

    Charles Edward Weber, 66, pleaded guilty to two counts of forcible sodomy, a first-degree felony, in connection with the abuse of a 15-year-old boy. Four identical sodomy charges were dismissed in exchange for the man's plea ... A sentencing hearing has been set for May 28. Sweat said Weber is being held in custody pending his sentencing.