Guilty! Melissa Nicole Lindgren, Fullerton, California (arrested Feb 2014)

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    Melissa Nicole Lindgren (La Mirada, California), 28, teacher at Nicolas Junior High School, Fullerton School District, Fullerton, California, "suspicion of inappropriate sexual behavior with two students"

    ABC Local KABC: Fullerton teacher arrested for inappropriate sexual behavior with 2 students (Feb 22 2014)

    Melissa Lindgren, 28, of La Mirada, was arrested Friday following a joint investigation with Nicolas Junior High School officials. School officials said she admitted to sexual misconduct with two male students.

    "They came to their counselor and said there was something improper going on with the teacher," said Fullerton School District Superintendent Dr. Robert Pletka. "And they shared that they felt like something needed to be done. And then as soon as that happened the counselor immediately called the district office, and the district office immediately called the police."

    She was arrested within five hours of the boys coming forward.

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    KPCC: Fullerton teacher arrested on suspicion of molestation (Feb 22 2014)

    School officials at Nicolas Junior High School in Fullerton learned Friday that Lindgren may have engaged in sexual behavior with a student and immediately notified police, the department said. Detectives came to the school and determined that Lindgren was involved in sexual behavior with a student, it said, adding that the detectives "developed information that a second student was also possibly a victim." Lindgren faces several felony counts, including child molestation, child annoyance and the dissemination of harmful matter to a minor. She was booked at the Fullerton Police Department and released after posting bail.
     
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    UPI: Fullerton, Calif., teacher charged with felonies for sex with students (Feb 23 2014)

    In a statement posted on its website, the Fullerton California School District said Melissa Lindgren, an eighth-grade teacher at Nicolas Junior High School, was arrested Friday after admitting to police she engaged in sexual misconduct with two male students. Fullerton police said in a statement Lindgren, 28, of La Mirada, Calif., was charged with child molestation, child annoyance and "dissemination of harmful matter to a minor," and has been released on $100,000 bail, the Los Angeles Times reported. The school district post said the misconduct "was reported by two brave students" and the report was "thoroughly investigated and swift action was taken."
     
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    L.A. Times: Fullerton teacher suspected of sexual misconduct with students (Feb 22 2014)

    Melissa Lindgren, 28, of La Mirada, was charged with multiple felonies, including child molestation, child annoyance and “dissemination of harmful matter to a minor,” Fullerton police said in a statement. The Nicolas Junior High School teacher was booked and released after posting $100,000 bail, the statement said. School officials were alerted to the possible misconduct Friday by two “brave” students, according to a district statement. Fullerton Police Chief Dan Hughes said Lindgren was arrested within five hours of the school district discovering the allegations.
     
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    Orange County Register: Fullerton teacher arrested for sexual misconduct with students (Feb 22 2014)

    The school found out about the allegation Friday after one of the victims and his friend reported it to a counselor, Fullerton School District spokeswoman Myrna Marston said. School officials contacted the Fullerton Police Department, and detectives began an investigation. During the investigation, they found out about a second victim, according to a police news release. Eighth-grade teacher Melissa Lindgren was arrested on campus at about 4 p.m. Friday on six felony counts, including child molestation, child annoyance and dissemination of harmful matter to a minor, Sgt. Jeff Stuart said. She admitted to committing the crimes, Stuart said.
     
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    CBS Local Los Angeles: Fullerton School District Issues Statement About Teacher Accused Of Sexual Misconduct (Feb 22 2014)

    Melissa Lindgren, an 8th-grade teacher at Nicolas Junior High School, was arrested Friday after allegedly admitting to felony sexual misconduct with two male students. Lindgren, 28, lives in La Mirada. She’s charged with child annoyance, child molest and the dissemination of harmful material to a minor. She was booked at the Fullerton Police Department and reportedly released after posting a $100,000 bail.
     
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    KTLA: Fullerton Schoolteacher Accused of Sexual Misconduct With 2 Students (Feb 22 2014)

    Melissa Lindgren, 28, of La Mirada was taken into custody on Friday and charged with several felony counts, including child molestation, child annoyance and “dissemination of harmful matter to a minor,” the Fullerton Police Department said in a statement. The inappropriate behavior was reported by two “brave” students, according to a statement issued by the Fullerton School District. Nicolas Junior High School officials contacted police, and detectives responded to the campus; a joint investigation was then conducted. Lindgren was arrested within five hours of the school district discovering the allegations. After being booked, she posted $100,000 bail and was released.
     
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    Whittier Daily News: Fullerton teacher, La Mirada resident arrested on suspicion of child molestation (Feb 23 2014)

    Melissa Lindgren of La Mirada was arrested Friday, Fullerton police Sgt. Jeff Stuart said. School officials learned Friday that Lindgren may have engaged in sexual behavior with a student and immediately notified Fullerton police, Stuart said. Detectives responded to Nicolas Junior High School and launched an investigation along with school officials, he said. “During their investigation, they developed information that a second student was also possibly a victim,” Stuart said. Lindgren faces several possible felony counts, including child molestation, child annoyance and the dissemination of harmful matter to a minor, he said.
     
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    NBC Los Angeles: 8th Grade Teacher Faces Student Molest Charges (Feb 23 2014)

    [Melissa Lindgren] was booked at the Fullerton Police Department Jail and was released after posting $10,000 bail, Fullerton police Sgt. Jeff Stuart said. The case came to light after two students reported the suspect to school officials. When they learned of the case, school officials immediately notified Fullerton police and placed the suspect on administrative leave, officials said.
     
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    LAist: Local Schoolteacher Accused of Molesting 2 Students (Feb 23 2014)

    Melissa Lindgren, 28, of La Mirada is charged with felony counts of child molestation, child annoyance and “dissemination of harmful matter to a minor,” the Fullerton Police Department said, as reported by KTLA. Fullerton School District called the two Nicolas Junior High School students “brave” who came forward with the accusations, which lead to a joint investigation that resulted in the arrest.
     
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    Fox 40: California Teacher Arrested on Suspicion of Child Molestation (Feb 24 2014)

    28-year-old teacher Melissa Lindgren has been charged with felony child molestation; a charge that, according to police, could include sending inappropriate text messages, emails and pictures to minors. The accusations surfaced when two students came forward Friday, alerting a school counselor.
     
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    My Fox Chicago: Junior High School Teacher Arrested On Child Molestation Charges (Feb 24 2014)

    Melissa Lindgren of La Mirada was arrested Friday, Fullerton police Sgt. Jeff Stuart said. School officials learned Friday that Lindgren may have engaged in sexual behavior with a student and immediately notified Fullerton police, Stuart said. Detectives responded to Nicolas Junior High School and launched an investigation along with school officials, he said.
     
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    L.A. Times: Fullerton school to host meeting after teacher sex misconduct arrested (Feb 24 2014)

    Melissa Lindgren, 28, of La Mirada, was charged with multiple felonies, including child molestation, child annoyance and “dissemination of harmful matter to a minor,” Fullerton police said in a statement. The Nicolas Junior High School teacher was booked and released after posting $100,000 bail, the statement said. School officials were alerted to the possible misconduct Friday by two “brave” students, according to a district statement. Fullerton Police Chief Dan Hughes said Lindgren was arrested within five hours of the school district discovering the allegations. In its statement, Fullerton School District officials said Lindgren admitted her misconduct, and called the situation an “isolated incident.”
     
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    KTLA: Parent Meeting Held After Teacher Accused of Sexual Misconduct With Students (Feb 24 2014)

    Melissa Lindgren, a 28-year-old teacher at Nicolas Junior High School, was arrested Friday, within five hours of the school district discovering the allegations, according to police. She allegedly sent nude photos of herself to at least one student and had inappropriate sexual conduct with two male students, police and the Fullerton Unified School District stated.


    Lindgren, a La Mirada resident, was charged with felony child molestation, child annoyance and the dissemination of harmful matter to a minor, Fullerton police announced Saturday. She posted $100,000 bail was set to be arraigned April 9, police said.

    She was taken into custody after “admitting felony sexual misconduct with two male students,” the school district stated. Lindgren allegedly had sexual contact with at least two students on campus, in a classroom, according to a source familiar with the investigation who asked not to be identified.

    Geovanny Romero, a former student, said he wasn’t surprised by the allegations. “She used to be a little flirty sometimes with the other male students,” Romero said. “She would kind of joke about going on dates with some students.”
     
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    CBS Local Los Angeles: School Officials To Meet With Parents After OC Teacher Arrested (Feb 24 2014)

    Melissa Lindgren, 28, of La Mirada, faces possible multiple felony charges following her arrest Friday, including child molestation, child annoyance and “dissemination of harmful matter to a minor,” according to Fullerton police. KNX 1070′s Mike Landa reports Fullerton Police Chief Dan Hughes said the eighth-grade math teacher at Nicolas Junior High School was arrested within five hours after the school district discovered the allegations ... Fullerton School District officials issued a statement following Lindgren’s arrest, stating the alleged sexual misconduct was reported “by two brave students” ...
     
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    Latinos Post: California Junior High School Teacher Arrested for Sexual Abuse Against Two Students (Feb 25 2014)

    The Fullerton, California Police Department revealed that an eighth grade teacher was arrested on Friday, Feb. 21 under the suspicion of inappropriate sexual conducts with at least two students, local media reported. Los Angeles Times reported that Melissa Lindgren, a professor at the Nicolas Junior High School faces various criminal charges among which are abuse of minors, child annoyance and the dissemination of harmful matter to a minor, local media reported ... The teacher's arrest was achieved after two "brave students" reported 28 years old Lindgren's activities. Lindgren lives in La Miranda, according to the quoted source.
     
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    Scallywag & Vagabond: Melissa Lindgren, school teacher molests students and sends them nude images (Feb 25 2014)

    Melissa Lindgren a 28 year old Californian junior high school teacher has been charged with sexually molesting two boys inside her classroom. The teacher’s arrest came after two students at Nicolas Junior High school in Fullerton, California reported that Melissa Lindgren had inappropriately touched them during class. Along with child molestation, the woman has been charged with child annoyance, dissemination of harmful matter to a minor for allegedly sending the boys nude photos of herself. The woman’s arrest came on Friday, a few short hours after the two boys ‘bravely’ approached school counselors. Despite admitting to the charges of sexual molestation of the minors, the Melissa Lindgren declined to offer why she had behaved untowardly towards the two boys.
     
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    Orange County Register: Hundreds attend meeting in wake of Fullerton teacher's arrest (Feb 25 2014)

    A standing room-only crowd of at least 500 parents and students turned out for a meeting at Nicolas Junior High School Monday, many applauding the swift response by administrators and police to a report of sexual misconduct by a teacher with two male students. Eighth-grade teacher Melissa Lindgren, 28, was arrested on campus at about 4 p.m. Friday on six felony counts, including child molestation, child annoyance and dissemination of harmful matter to a minor.

    The special meeting, led by district superintendent Robert Pletka and Nicolas principal Mathew Barnett, was held to address concerns of parents, as well as to remind parents to be extra vigilant in monitoring their children’s use of the internet and cell phones. “If they are going to be on Facebook, sit and watch them,” said Barnett, speaking in English and Spanish to the largely Hispanic audience.

    Barnett praised the actions of the two students, who alerted school administrators about the incidents. Lindgren was arrested within five hours.
     
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    Radar Online: California Teacher, 28, Charged With Child Molestation: Inappropriate Behavior With Male Students In The Classroom & Naked Photos Allegedly Involved (Feb 25 2014)

    It started when authorities were called to Nicolas Junior High School in Fullerton, Calif. after the boys reported teacher Melissa Lindgren to a school counselor for being inappropriate with them. According to KTLA, Lindgren — an eighth grade teacher — admitted everything to police and along with a felony charge of child molestation, she was also charged with felony child annoyance and dissemination of harmful matter to a minor for allegedly sending the naked pictures.