Name: Ethel Anderson, 6623 Waterton Drive, Riverview, Florida Age: 29 (born 22 May 1982) School: Mango Elementary School, Hillsborough County Public Schools, Seffner, Florida Position: 5th-grade language arts teacher Victim: Boy, 12 Tampa Bay Online (1 Mar 2012): Suspect in sex with boy, 12, was top diversity educator Tampa-area (mostly former) educators with issues: Ethel Anderson, Seffner, Florida (arrested Feb 2012) Christy Ayala, Hillsborough, Florida (arrested Oct 2007) Christopher Bergman, Tampa, Florida (arrested Oct 2011) [assault] Christina Lin Butler, Tampa, Florida (arrested Oct 2007) Carlos Marcell Dixon, Dover, Florida (arrested Aug 2013) Sherika Dunbar, Tampa, Florida (arrested March 2012) [drugs] Jeffrey Halle, Jr., Tampa, Florida (arrested July 2012) Phillip G. Kornell, Tampa, Florida (arrested Mar 2013) [underage sex sting] Debra LaFave, Tampa, Florida (arrested Jun 2004) Joseph Gerald Mendolia, Plant City, Florida (arrested July 2013) James Jules Pepe, Valrico, Florida (arrested Sept 2012) [accused of hiring hit man] Chung Ramos, Riverview, Florida (resigned May 2012) John Sinibaldi, South Tampa, Florida (suspended Oct 2007) [excessive texting] Esraa Mohamed Soliman, Tampa, Florida (arrested Oct 2012) [child abuse] Roy W. Thomas, Hillsborough, Florida (arrested Nov 2011) [child porn] Lauren Shreeve Tilo, Hillsborough, Florida (arrested May 2010) David Valesano Jr., Lithia, Florida (arrested July 2013) [child porn] WTSP (1 Mar 2012): Teacher of the Year winner Ethel Anderson arrested for sexual relationship with 12-year-old WTSP (1 Mar 2012): Mango Elementary teacher Ethel Anderson accused of sex with 12-year-old Tags:
Bay News 9 (1 Mar 2012): Hillsborough County teacher arrested for alleged sexual relationship with boy, 12 Northwest Florida Daily News (1 Mar 2012): Teacher accused of having sex with 12-year-old UPI (1 Mar 2012): Teacher charged for relations with student Breitbart (1 Mar 2012): Teacher charged for relations with student
Miami Herald (1 Mar 2012): Fla. teacher charged with having sex with boy, 12 CBS Local Tampa (1 Mar 2012): Hillsborough County Teacher Charged with Having Sex with 12-Year-Old ABC Action News (1 Mar 2012): Former Teacher of the Year arrested, charged with having sexual relationship with 12-year-old boy Bloomingdale-Riverview Patch (1 Mar 2012): Teacher From Riverview Had Sexual Relationship With Boy, 12, Deputies Say
Ethel Anderson's profile on the Mango Elementary School web site (thanks to Bloomindale-Riverview Patch for the heads up):
My Fox Tampa Bay (1 Mar 2012): Teacher accused of having sexual relationship with 12-year-old boy Click Orlando (1 Mar 2012): Deputies: Teacher charged with having sex with boy, 12 News 4 Jax (1 Mar 2012): Teacher charged with having sex with boy, 12 Orlando Sentinel (1 Mar 2012): Teacher charged with having sex with 12-year-old boy
The Ledger (1 Mar 2012): Elementary Teacher Accused of Having Sexual Relationship With 12-Year-Old Tampa Bay Times (approx 1 Mar 2012): Mango Elementary School principal Felicia Davis sent a recorded telephone message UK Daily Mail (2012): Former 'Teacher of the Year', 29, 'had sex with 12-year-old student she was hired to tutor'
ABC Action News (2 Mar 2012): Former 'Teacher of the Year' at Mango Elementary now accused of molesting a 12-year-old boy ABC Action News (2 Mar 2012): Bond set at $50,000 for Mango Elementary School teacher Ethel Anderson, charged with student sex Tampa Bay Times (2 Mar 2012): Mango Elementary teacher had sexual relationship with boy, deputies say Tampa Bay Times (2 Mar 2012): Bail set at $50,000 for Hillsborough teacher accused of relationship with boy, 12
News Talk Florida (2 Mar 2012): Female Teacher Has Sex with 12-year-old Bay News 9 (2 Mar 2012): Teacher accused of sex with boy gets bond Tampa Bay Online (2 Mar 2012): Bail set at $50,000 for teacher accused of sex with boy
Tampa Bay Times (2 Mar 2012): Mango Elementary teacher had sexual relationship with boy, deputies say Bloomingdale-Riverview Patch (2 Mar 2012): Bail Set at $50,000 For Teacher From Riverview Accused of Sex With Boy My Fox Tampa Bay (2 Mar 2012): Bail set for Hillsborough County teacher accused of molesting boy
It's a damned shame. I grew up with Ethel in Brandon, have known her since E.L. Bing Elementary in 6th grade through high school (though we ended up at different schools). Ethel was always a good chick; smart, pretty, well-liked, and wholesome... not someone you'd think would do anything like this. She had a spotless reputation for the time I knew her. I, like her husband, am still trying to wrap my head around this. I'm following the story closely, and at first I thought the claim was made by a student that she had (expletive deleted) off somehow (my mom, a 32-year teacher, even admitted some students will concoct stories like this when they're tired of tutoring or their tutor, or sick of a particular teacher). When the news broke of the tapes that HCSO made, I was floored. I had spent the prior several days defending her when people talked about it and telling them of my personal relationship with Ethel and how there was no way in Hell she did it. If I was to talk to Ethel now, I'd have to just tell her she needs to get her act right, she's obviously not the same chick I knew way back when. I dunno, maybe even invite her to church. Ethel, you've shamed yourself and your family and all of the people that defended you when the accusation came to light. Damn.
UK Daily Mail: Former 'teacher of the year' gets 38 YEARS in prison for having sex with a boy, 12, during tutoring sessions in her home (Dec 10 2013) Married mother Ethel Anderson, 31, was told she was a 'parents' worst nightmare,' on Monday as she jailed in Tampa, Florida Victim testified that she would kiss him and perform oral sex on him Exchanged 230 pages of racy text messages Anderson had turned down a plea deal of 15 years in prison
