Maryland Criminal Defense Attorney Negotiates Probation for Teacher Accused of Child Sex Abuse
Written by staff writer A former Montgomery County elementary school teacher pleaded guilty Monday to misdemeanor assault charges for the alleged inappropriate touching of four 11-year-old girls, resulting in three years of probation and a ban on teaching children under the age of 16 throughout that period. The plea, however, did little little to explain whether 31-year-old Timothy Krupica was actually guilty of more serious child sex abuse claims and chose to plead to the lesser crimes in an effort to avoid extensive jail time and further damage to his reputation, or to spare the alleged victims the ordeal of testifying in trial. Circuit Court Judge Richard E. Jordan, who presided over the matter, speculated that no one will likely ever know the truth and was quoted by the Washington Post as saying, “I don’t know if any of us will know -- any of us, no matter which side…
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