Steven Habay (15xx Lancelot Avenue, Highland Park, Illinois), 40, former substitute teacher at Highland Park High School, Township High School District 113, Highland Park, Illinois, "one felony count of cyber stalking and a misdemeanor count of harassment by electronic device" Ex-Highland Park teacher charged with cyberstalking A Highland Park High School substitute teacher who had been "released" from his job this week was charged Friday with using a computer to make "disparaging rants" statements regarding his status at the school, police said today. Steven Habay, 40, appeared in Lake County bond court in Waukegan this morning after being charged with felony cyberstalking and a misdemeanor charge of harassment by electronic device, according to a release by Highland Park police. ... Police said that on Wednesday Habay was "released from the employment" of District 113 after an internal personnel investigation. Police did not describe details of that investigation. After he was released, his access to the building and technology was revoked, police said. But officials allege that Habay began posting "disparaging rants related to his release." Continue reading... http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/...rstalking-harassment-20140531,0,5169673.story Tags:
Highland Park Substitute Teacher Charged With Cyber Stalking Steven Habay, 40, faces one felony count of cyber stalking and a misdemeanor count of harassment by electronic device, according to a statement from Highland Park police. Habay was released from his subsitute teacher position with north suburban Township High School District 113 on Wednesday “following an internal personnel investigation,” according to the statement. After he lost access rights to the district’s technology, he began posting “disparaging rants related to his release,” police said. Highland Park police subsequently provided an extra presence in the area of the high school. Habay was arrested Friday afternoon after police tracked down his computer’s IP address to the home where he lives with his parents, in the 1500 block of Lancelot Avenue in Highland Park, according to the statement. Continue reading... http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/05/31/highland-park-substitute-teacher-charged-with-cyber-stalking/ Dismissed D. 113 substitute charged with cyber stalking A substitute teacher at Highland Park High School has been charged with cyber stalking and harassment by electronic communications after he posted disparaging rants related to his dismissal from District 113’s employment, according to Highland Park police. Continue reading... http://highlandpark.suntimes.com/2014/05/31/dismissed-d-113-substitute-charged-with-cyber-stalking/ Ex-teacher charged with cyber stalking after losing job in Highland Park (HIGHLAND PARK) A disgruntled former substitute teacher at Highland Park High school has been charged after posting “inappropriate communications” online after he lost his job, police said. Steven Habay, 40, faces one felony count of cyber stalking and ... Continue reading... http://voices.suntimes.com/news/bre...r-stalking-after-losing-job-in-highland-park/ Ex-teacher charged with cyber stalking after losing job in Highland Park A disgruntled former substitute teacher at Highland Park High school has been charged after posting “inappropriate communications” online after he lost his job, police said. Steven Habay, 40, faces one felony count of cyber stalking and a misdemeanor ... Continue reading... http://www.myfoxchicago.com/story/2...er-stalking-after-losing-job-in-highland-park Ex-teacher charged with cyber stalking after losing job in Highland Park A disgruntled former substitute teacher at Highland Park High school has been charged after posting “inappropriate communications” online after he lost his job, police said. Steven Habay, 40, faces one felony count of cyber stalking and a misdemeanor ... Continue reading... http://www.myfoxphilly.com/story/25...er-stalking-after-losing-job-in-highland-park
Highland Park substitute teacher fired, charged with cyberstalking A substitute teacher at Highland Park High School is fired from his job and then arrested for his activities online. Police say an internal investigation at the school led to 40-year-old Steven Habay being let go. He then reportedly took to his computer and made what they describe as "disparaging rants" related to his firing ... Habay was arrested late Friday afternoon and is now charged with felony cyberstalking. Continue reading... http://abc7chicago.com/news/highland-park-substitute-teacher-fired-charged-with-cyberstalking/87329/
Suburban Substitute Teacher Charged with Cyberstalking After his release, however, police said Habay began posting “disparaging rants” related to his release, sparking an investigation with the Highland Park police. During the investigation, police worked with district officials to provide an extra presence at the school. Police said the investigation led them to a computer IP address registered to Habay and around 4 p.m. Friday, officers arrested Habay at his parents’ home, where he lives. “Computer evidence, along with statements made by Habay at the time of his arrest linked him to the inappropriate communications resulting in his arrest,” according to the release. He was ordered held in lieu of $15,000 bail and is set to appear in court on June 9. Continue reading... http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Substitute-Teacher-Charged-with-Cyberstalking-261381431.html Ill. high school teacher gets cyberstalking charge HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois high school substitute teacher who was recently fired from his job has been charged with cyberstalking. WMAQ-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1oVuq24) that 40-year-old Steven Habay is facing one felony charge of ... Continue reading... http://www.kwqc.com/story/25662061/ill-high-school-teacher-gets-cyberstalking-charge Ill. high school teacher gets cyberstalking charge HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois high school substitute teacher who was recently fired from his job has been charged with cyberstalking. WMAQ-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1oVuq24) that 40-year-old Steven Habay is facing one felony charge of ... Continue reading... http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/story/25662061/ill-high-school-teacher-gets-cyberstalking-charge Ill. high school teacher gets cyberstalking charge HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) -- An Illinois high school substitute teacher who was recently fired from his job has been charged with cyberstalking. WMAQ-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1oVuq24 ) that 40-year-old Steven Habay is facing one felony charge of ... Continue reading... http://www.wics.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/3af1ee48-wics.com.shtml Ill. high school teacher gets cyberstalking charge HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois high school substitute teacher who was recently fired from his job has been charged with cyberstalking. WMAQ-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1oVuq24 ) that 40-year-old Steven Habay is facing one felony charge of ... Continue reading... http://muscatinejournal.com/news/st...cle_f24845a3-14b0-5685-8982-9e7608a1ac28.html Ill. high school teacher gets cyberstalking charge HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois high school substitute teacher who was recently fired from his job has been charged with cyberstalking. WMAQ-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1oVuq24) that 40-year-old Steven Habay is facing one felony charge of ... Continue reading... http://www.kfvs12.com/story/25662097/ill-high-school-teacher-gets-cyberstalking-charge Ill. high school teacher gets cyberstalking charge HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois high school substitute teacher who was recently fired from his job has been charged with cyberstalking. WMAQ-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1oVuq24) that 40-year-old Steven Habay is facing one felony charge of ... Continue reading... http://northernstar.info/from_ap/illinois/article_3efa1b16-5528-5249-bce8-d6570eacd49e.html Ill. high school teacher gets cyberstalking charge HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois high school substitute teacher who was recently fired from his job has been charged with cyberstalking. WMAQ-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1oVuq24) that 40-year-old Steven Habay is facing one felony charge of ... Continue reading... http://www.wandtv.com/story/25662061/ill-high-school-teacher-gets-cyberstalking-charge Ill. High School Teacher Gets Cyberstalking Charge HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois high school substitute teacher who was recently fired from his job has been charged with cyberstalking. WMAQ-TV reports that 40-year-old Steven Habay is facing one felony charge of cyberstalking and a misdemeanor ... Continue reading... http://wgil.com/v3/2014/06/01/ill-high-school-teacher-gets-cyberstalking-charge/ Ill. high school teacher gets cyberstalking charge HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois high school substitute teacher who was recently fired from his job has been charged with cyberstalking. WMAQ-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1oVuq24) that 40-year-old Steven Habay is facing one felony charge of ... Continue reading... http://www.whig.com/story/25662078/ill-high-school-teacher-gets-cyberstalking-charge Illinois high school teacher gets cyberstalking charge HIGHLAND PARK -- An Illinois high school substitute teacher who was recently fired from his job has been charged with cyberstalking. WMAQ-TV reports that 40-year-old Steven Habay is facing one felony charge of cyberstalking and a misdemeanor charge of ... Continue reading... http://www.lincolncourier.com/article/20140601/NEWS/140609967 Ill. high school teacher gets cyberstalking charge HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois high school substitute teacher who was recently fired from his job has been charged with cyberstalking. WMAQ-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1oVuq24) that 40-year-old Steven Habay is facing one felony charge of ... Continue reading... http://www.myfoxchicago.com/story/25662061/ill-high-school-teacher-gets-cyberstalking-charge Ill. high school teacher gets cyberstalking charge HIGHLAND PARK — An Illinois high school substitute teacher who was recently fired from his job has been charged with cyberstalking. WMAQ-TV reported that 40-year-old Steven Habay is facing one felony charge of cyberstalking and a misdemeanor charge of ... Continue reading... http://thesouthern.com/ap/state/ill...cle_a2c9465e-6810-5cfb-a58b-1f260a92d2b2.html Illinois high school teacher gets cyberstalking charge HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois high school substitute teacher who was recently fired from his job has been charged with cyberstalking. WMAQ-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1oVuq24 ) that 40-year-old Steven Habay is facing one felony charge of ... Continue reading... http://qconline.com/archives/qco/display.php?id=683349 Illinois high school teacher gets cyberstalking charge HIGHLAND PARK – An Illinois high school substitute teacher who was recently fired from his job has been charged with cyberstalking. WMAQ-TV reported 40-year-old Steven Habay is facing one felony charge of cyberstalking and a misdemeanor charge of ... Continue reading... http://nwherald.com/2014/06/01/illinois-high-school-teacher-gets-cyberstalking-charge/aifufjn/ Ill. high school teacher gets cyberstalking charge HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois high school substitute teacher who was recently fired from his job has been charged with cyberstalking. WMAQ-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1oVuq24 ) that 40-year-old Steven Habay is facing one felony charge of ... Continue reading... http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jun/1/ill-high-school-teacher-gets-cyberstalking-charge/ Illinois high school teacher gets cyberstalking charge HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois high school substitute teacher who was recently fired from his job has been charged with cyberstalking. WMAQ-TV reports that 40-year-old Steven Habay is facing one felony charge of cyberstalking and a misdemeanor ... Continue reading... http://www.qconline.com/archives/qco/display.php?id=683375
HPHS Sub Charged with Cyberstalking, Harassment After Being Let Go A Highland Park man is facing cyberstalking and harassment charges after police say he posted “disparaging rants” about being released from his job as a substitute teacher at Highland Park High School. Steven Habay, 40, was released from his employment on Wednesday after an internal personnel investigation, police said. Afterward, Habay “began posting various disparaging rants related to his release,” police said in a press release. Continue reading... http://highlandpark.patch.com/group...h-cyberstalking-harassment-after-being-let-go
Former HPHS Sub Charged with Possession of Child Pornography Steven Habay, 40, of Highland Park, was arrested this spring for posting the rants online and charged with cyber stalking and harassment by electronic device. In the course of the police investigation, officers seized Habay’s computer for evidence. A forensic examiner with the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office was gathering evidence from the computer recently and discovered images of child pornography, police said Monday. The images appear to be from Internet searches and not ones that Habay made himself, police said. Continue reading... http://highlandpark.patch.com/group...-charged-with-possession-of-child-pornography Former HPHS Sub Charged with Possession of Child Pornography The Highland Park High School substitute teacher who was arrested for what police called “disparaging rants” after being let go from the job this spring has been charged with possession of child pornography, police said Monday. Steven Habay ... Continue reading... http://deerfield.patch.com/groups/p...ith-possession-of-child-pornography-deerfield Former HPHS Sub Charged with Possession of Child Pornography The Highland Park High School substitute teacher who was arrested for what police called “disparaging rants” after being let go from the job this spring has been charged with possession of child pornography, police said Monday. Steven Habay ... Continue reading... http://winnetka.patch.com/groups/po...with-possession-of-child-pornography-winnetka
Former HPHS substitute charged with child pornography possession A former substitute teacher at Highland Park High School was charged July 16 with five counts of child pornography possession after images were found on his computer, which was seized by police in late May during a cyberstalking investigation. The sequence ... Continue reading... http://highlandpark.suntimes.com/2014/07/21/former-hphs-substitute-charged-child-pornography-possession/ Former HPHS substitute charged with child pornography possession A former substitute teacher at Highland Park High School was charged July 16 with five counts of child pornography possession after images were found on his computer, which was seized by police in late May during a cyberstalking investigation. The sequence ... Continue reading... http://newssun.suntimes.com/2014/07/21/former-hphs-substitute-charged-child-pornography-possession/
Former Highland Park teacher now facing child porn charges A former Highland Park High School substitute teacher already charged with cyber-stalking and harassment now also faces child pornography charges after investigators searched his computer in the other case, police said. Steven Habay, 40, of the 1500 block ... Continue reading... http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/highland-park-deerfield/ct-highland-park-child-pornography-tl-20140721,0,7794709.story
Former Substitute Teacher Faces Child Porn Charges His computer was seized, and a forensic examiner recently discovered images that violate child pornography statutes, police said. Officials stressed the photos appear to have been obtained through Internet searches, not from personal interaction with children, Pioneer Press is reporting. An arrest warrant with a $250,000 bond was issued and Habay was arrested again on July 16 by police and Lake County State’s Attorney’s office investigators. He was charged with five felony counts of possession of child pornography. He appeared in court Saturday, where he was ordered ordered held on a $15,000 bond, police said. Continue reading... http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/loca...acher-Faces-Child-Porn-Charges-268025291.html
Former teacher facing child porn charges released on bond A former Highland Park High School substitute teacher, who was charged this summer with possession of child pornography and cyberstalking, has been released on bond under conditions including a 24-hour curfew. Steven Habay, charged with seven counts of ... Continue reading... http://highlandpark.suntimes.com/2014/08/20/former-teacher-facing-child-porn-charges-released-bond/
Ex-substitute teacher must stay in home pending child porn case While he awaits trial, [Steven] Habay has been on confinement at the home he shares with his parents in Highland Park. On Wednesday, his attorney, Gregory Nikitas, asked Judge Daniel Shanes to modify Habay’s bail, allowing him to leave the home for short periods. Shanes said his client hasn’t violated the 24-hour curfew, has been undergoing voluntary psychiatric evaluations, is on new medication and is under his parents’ supervision. "He has shown a track record of compliance," Nikitas told the judge. Shanes denied the request and told Habay he should be happy to be home while he awaits trial. The judge warned Habay that he will be sent to jail if he gives Shanes a reason. Continue reading... http://www.chicagotribune.com/subur...te-teacher-child-porn-met-20141105-story.html
Ex-substitute teacher wants to go to Florida while awaiting porn trial 8 Dec 2014 Steven Habay, the former Highland Park High School substitute teacher accused of cyberstalking and possessing child pornography, was again in front of a judge Monday morning seeking more freedom of movement as he awaits trial. Habay has been on home confinement at his parents' residence in Highland Park and asked a Lake County judge Monday if he can travel with his parents to Florida for a month starting in January ... Defense attorney Gregory Nikitas asked for some time to present other options regarding Habay's supervision. He is due back in court next week. Continue reading... http://www.chicagotribune.com/subur...her-child-porn-charge-met-20141208-story.html Ex HPHS Substitute Facing Child Porn Charges Has Travel Request Denied 12 Dec 2014 A former Highland Park High School substitute teacher on home confinement facing charges of cyberstalking and possession of child pornography had a request to travel to Florida with his parents in January denied by a judge this week. Judge Daniel Shanes, who already denied a request by Steven Habay to leave his parents home in Highland Park for short intervals, was not amenable to this request either. http://patch.com/illinois/highlandp...-child-porn-charges-has-travel-request-denied
Chicago Tribune May 8, 2015 Highland Park substitute teacher in jail after violating bond By Susan Berger Chicago Tribune A Highland Park substitute teacher violated bond terms and is back in jail, accused of child porn. Steven Habay, the former Highland Park High School substitute teacher accused of cyberstalking and possessing child pornography, was taken into custody Friday [May 8, 2015] after a court hearing revealed a violation of his bond conditions. www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/highland-park/crime/ct-hpn-teacher-porn-bond-violation-met-20150508-story.html ############################### Lake County Illinois Court Case Lookup Case Number: 14CF00001906 https://circuitclerk.lakecountyil.gov/publicAccess ######################## Family Taxpayers Foundation 2012 Name: Habay, Steve Salary: $11,674 Position: High School Teacher Full/Part Time: Part Time Percent Time Employed: 40% Assignment: Spanish Years Teaching: 6 Degree: Baccalaureate School Name: West Aurora High School District Name: Aurora West USD 129 2009 Name: Habay, Steve Salary: $49,532 Position: Elementary Teacher Full/Part Time: Fulltime Percent Time Employed: 100% Assignment: Spanish Years Teaching: 2 Degree: Baccalaureate School Name: South Loop Elem School District Name: City of Chicago SD 299 2007 Name: Habay Steve E Salary: $13,849 Position: Junior High/Middle School Classroom Teacher Full/Part Time: Part Time Percent Time Employed: 51% Assignment: Spanish Years Teaching: 4 Degree: Baccalaureate School Name: PRAIRIE ELEM SCHOOL District Name: NAPERVILLE CUSD 203 www.familytaxpayers.org/salary.php