John Arthur Loyd (Hollister, California), 52, 5th-grade teacher at Paradise Valley Elementary School, Morgan Hill Unified School District, Morgan Hill, California, "allegations he repeatedly molested a female student during class over the past month" Previously taught at: Nordstrom Elementary School, Morgan Hill Unified School District, Morgan Hill, California (2000 - 2008) Also worked (but apparently not as a teacher) during 1999-2000 at: Calaveras Elementary School, Hollister School District, Hollister, California Fremont Elementary School, Hollister School District, Hollister, California Ladd Lane Elementary School, Hollister School District, Hollister, California Gabilan Hills Elementary School, Hollister School District, Hollister, California Rancho San Justo Middle School, Hollister School District, Hollister, California R.O. Hardin Elementary School, Hollister School District, Hollister, California Sunnyslope Elementary School, Hollister School District, Hollister, California Substitute teacher 1999-2000 at: San Benito High School, San Benito High School District, Hollister, California Formerly served as: Treasurer, AFT Local 2022,Morgan Hill Federation of Teachers, Morgan Hill, California Youth leader & camp director, East Valley Family YMCA, San Jose, California (mid 1980's - early 1990's) Youth leader & camp director, South Valley Family YMCA, San Jose, California (mid 1980's - early 1990's) Director, Nordstrom Child Development Center, Morgan Hill, California (1992 - 1995) Morgan Hill: Teacher arrested on suspicion of molesting elementary-school student in classroom John Arthur Loyd ... Loyd allegedly sexually assaulted the girl inside his classroom at Paradise Elementary School, according to Morgan Hill police, who added that it occurred more than once. Continue reading... http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-co...rrested-suspicion-molesting-elementary-school Morgan Hill: Teacher arrested on suspicion of molesting elementary-school student in classroom MORGAN HILL -- A fifth-grade teacher at Morgan Hill elementary school was arrested Thursday on allegations he repeatedly molested a female student during class over the past month, police said. John Arthur Loyd, 52, of Hollister, was booked into the Santa ... Continue reading... http://www.willitsnews.com/nonregio...rrested-suspicion-molesting-elementary-school Tags:
Morgan Hill fifth grade teacher arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting student Morgan Hill Police arrested Paradise Valley Elementary School teacher John Loyd, 52 of Hollister, Oct. 2 on suspicion of sexually assaulting a female student in his classroom, police said. The victim told school staff Thursday, Oct. 2 about inappropriate contact Loyd, a fifth grade teacher, made with her ... icers determined Loyd sexually assaulted the victim more than once since Oct. 1 in his classroom, while school was in session at the LaCrosse Drive campus, police said. Continue reading... http://www.morganhilltimes.com/news...cle_0088aaec-4b40-11e4-9bc7-001a4bcf6878.html
Morgan Hill teacher accused of assaulting student John Arthur Loyd, 52, is behind bars at the Santa Clara County jail on $250,000 bail. Police say he inappropriately touched a student on campus and tried to convince the child not to tell anyone. "The sexual assault occurred at the school on two different occasions, twice within the last 30 days," Morgan Hill Police Sgt. Ray Ramos said. Continue reading... http://abc7news.com/news/morgan-hill-teacher-accused-of-assaulting-student/336556/
Teacher At Morgan Hill Grade School Arrested For Allegedly Molesting Student Police said Loyd allegedly sexually assaulted the girl on multiple occasions inside his classroom on the campus at 1400 La Crosse Drive during school hours. He was arrested on suspicion of several crimes including lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14, annoying or molesting a child and preventing or dissuading a victim or witness and taken to county jail in San Jose. Continue reading... http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/20...esting-morgan-hill-elementary-school-student/
Morgan Hill Elementary Teacher Arrested For Allegedly Molesting Student Police said officers arrested 52-year-old John Loyd, a fifth-grade teacher at Paradise Valley Elementary School, at his home in Hollister on Thursday evening after receiving a report of the sexual assaults. Police said Loyd allegedly sexually assaulted the girl on multiple occasions inside his classroom on the campus at 1400 La Crosse Drive during school hours. He was arrested on suspicion of several crimes including lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14, annoying or molesting a child and preventing or dissuading a victim or witness and taken to county jail in San Jose. Continue reading... http://patch.com/california/gilroy/...eacher-arrested-allegedly-molesting-student-0
UPDATED: Morgan Hill fifth grade teacher arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting student Police are conducting a wide-reaching investigation to determine if a local elementary school teacher accused of sexual assault has victimized any other students during his 14-year career at Morgan Hill Unified School District, officers said Friday. Morgan Hill Police arrested Paradise Valley Elementary School teacher John Loyd, 52 of Hollister, Oct. 2 on suspicion of sexually assaulting a female student in his classroom, police said. The victim told school staff Thursday, Oct. 2 about inappropriate contact Loyd, a fifth grade teacher, made with her. The school staff member immediately told police about the allegations, according to MHPD Det. Mario Ramirez. After an initial investigation, police arrested Loyd at his home in Hollister the night of Oct. 2, Ramirez said. Continue reading... http://www.morganhilltimes.com/news...cle_0088aaec-4b40-11e4-9bc7-001a4bcf6878.html
Former Teachers Union Officer Charged with Sex Crimes At the Center for Union Facts, we often track instances of union officials engaged in illegal activity—most often stealing their members’ money. But in an extremely disturbing case out of California, a former official in Local 2022 of Randi Weingarten’s American Federation of Teachers has been charged with child sex abuse. John Arthur Loyd, a teacher and former Treasurer of AFT Local 2022 (the Morgan Hill Federation of Teachers) stands accused of four counts of lewd acts with children. Continue reading... http://laborpains.org/2014/10/10/former-teachers-union-officer-charged-with-sex-crimes/
DA: Fifth-grade teacher molested more than one child During an Oct. 7 hearing for accused child molester John Arthur Loyd, a Morgan Hill teacher from Hollister, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office revealed a second victim had come forward accusing him of inappropriate contact ... Police arrested Loyd after a student at Paradise Valley Elementary School told school staff the teacher had inappropriate contact with her. Detectives continued to investigate whether or not there were more victims, and the district attorney's complaint—served to Loyd just before the Oct. 7 hearing—noted an additional victim had been located. McInerney identified the second reporting victim only as a minor female “student,” but he declined to specify when asked if she was a student at the same school, citing concerns about protecting her identity. Continue reading... http://www.sanbenitocountytoday.com...cle_9850e7e0-07cc-509f-965e-f905fa9ffcba.html
Teacher files motion to allow bail on molestation charges A fifth grade teacher accused of sexually assaulting two Morgan Hill students filed a motion to allow his release from custody upon posting bail. John A. Loyd, 52 of Hollister, appeared for an Oct. 17 bail hearing at South County Courthouse, but the hearing was continued because the judge had not yet had a chance to review the motion filed by Loyd’s attorney Lawrence Biegel. The hearing was rescheduled for Oct. 20. Loyd remains in custody with no bail on charges that he molested two students at Paradise Valley Elementary School in southwest Morgan Hill. Continue reading... http://www.gilroydispatch.com/news/...cle_3f1de766-3c2b-55ff-99b8-44eccf3357f3.html
DA adds fourth suspected victim to teacher’s molestation case The case against a local elementary school teacher accused of sexually assaulting students continues to grow, as prosecutors added a fourth young girl to the list of alleged victims this month. John Loyd, 52 of Hollister, appeared for a brief hearing at South County Courthouse on Thursday for the case in which he is now accused of molesting four juvenile girls. ... At almost every hearing since his arraignment Oct. 7, prosecutors have added an additional victim to the charges against him. The fourth and latest victim to be added to the case was molested by Loyd while he was teaching at Nordstrom Elementary School more than six years ago, according to Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Tim McInerney. Continue reading... http://www.sanbenitocountytoday.com...cle_34b0ee19-6a72-58a2-b8d6-3378f6ae95fa.html
Police Looking For More Alleged Victims of Teacher With Ties To Hollister Schools John Arthur Loyd was arrested on Oct. 2 on suspicion of committing lewd and lascivious acts with a child while a teacher at Paradise Valley Elementary School in Morgan Hill. So far, four victims have been identified, police Sgt. Carson Thomas said. Loyd is suspected of sexually abusing three children at Paradise Elementary, where he worked from 2008 to this year, and one at Nordstrom Elementary in Morgan Hill, where he taught from 2000 to 2007, Thomas said. One of the alleged instances of abuse at Paradise happened recently and the two others a couple of years ago, according to Thomas. Continue reading... http://www.kcba.com/2014/12/03/poli...ms-of-teacher-with-ties-to-hollister-schools/
Morgan Hill police: Hollister teacher molested 4 victims [John Arthur Loyd] was arrested on Oct. 2, and accused of sexually assaulting a female student in his classroom. She was less than 14 years old ... Loyd was also charged with dissuading the girl from talking to law enforcement. Since his arrest, police said three more alleged victims were identified, and detectives are working to identify more. Continue reading... http://www.ksbw.com/news/central-ca...hollister-teacher-molested-4-victims/30043422