Teacher Brett Smith, aka Brett Zagorac: A History of Child Abuse
Public records show that Brett Zagorac, now Brett Smith, has faced multiple arrests and convictions involving children since 2002, raising serious questions about how he continued to teach and tutor children until January 2026. A Pattern Spanning More Than 20 Years This is not a story about one missed red flag, but a documented pattern […]
Convicted Coach & Teacher Aaron Hjermstad | Minnesota Sexual Abuse Case
Key Takeaways Aaron Hjermstad spent years in positions that should have demanded high levels of trust. He was a youth basketball coach and volunteer, a physical education teacher, an athletic director, and a long-time leader within Minnesota charter school communities. He was viewed as a well-connected and respected figure, described as “loved” within the community. […]
Patrick N. Isgan, Assistant Principal, Allegedly Failed to Report Child Abuse | Chesnut Ridge
Patrick N. Isgan, an assistant principal at Chestnut Ridge Middle School in Pennsylvania, was arrested and charged in March 2024 in connection with allegations that he failed to report suspected child sexual abuse. Isgan, a mandated reporter, allegedly did not promptly notify ChildLine or law enforcement after receiving a report that a 12-year-old student […]
Chicago Coach and adidas Legacy Representative, Eric Courts, Charged with Soliciting and Possessing Child Pornography Involving Teen Athlete
Image sources: Eric B. Courts, 41, courtesy of the Chicago Police Department. The background image shows Richard T. Crane Medical Preparatory High School, where Courts was affiliated through the adidas Legacy program, © Google, via Google Maps. Chicago youth basketball coach, Eric Courts, has been arrested on child pornography charges after allegedly persuading a 17-year-old […]
Walter Henry Harrison, After-School Worker in Moreno Valley, Arrested for Alleged Inappropriate Contact With Students
Image sources: Walter Henry Harrison, courtesy of Riverside County Sheriff. Sunnymead Middle School, pictured in the background, is where Harrison worked through an after-school program, Think Together, © Google, via Google Maps. Authorities have arrested a Southern California after-school program employee accused of having inappropriate contact with multiple students at a Moreno Valley middle school. […]
Ronison Exavier, Assistant Athletic Director at Highlands Christian Academy, Charged for the Sexual Abuse of Students
Image sources: Mugshot of Ronison Exavier, courtesy of Broward’s Sheriff’s Office. Highlands Christian Academy, © Google, via Google Maps. A 24-year-old assistant athletic director at Highlands Christian Academy in Pompano Beach, Florida, has been arrested for the alleged sexual abuse of two students. Ronison Exavier, of Coral Springs, is accused of inappropriately touching two female […]
Former Charlotte Charter School Bus Driver Leetwain Darrell Tate Charged With Sex Crimes
Image sources: Google Street View of Sugar Creek Charter School J. Frank Martin High School Campus, © Google, via Google Maps. Mugshot of Leetwain Darrell Tate, courtesy of Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office. A former Sugar Creek Charter School bus driver has been charged with multiple child sex crimes. Authorities have arrested Leetwain Darrell Tate, 48, […]
Iowa Band Teacher Michael Scott Burrows Arrested for Alleged Lascivious Acts with a Student
Image sources: Michael Scott Burrows, as published by 1040 WHO. Google Street View of Ankeny Christian Academy, © Google, via Google Maps. Ankeny Christian Academy band teacher Michael Scott Burrows is facing accusations of child sex abuse. The Ankeny Police Department arrested Michael Scott Burrows, 50, on September 10, 2025, and charged him with three […]
Former Pace Academy Teacher Marshall Lopez Arrested on Sexual Battery Charges
Image sources: Marshall Lopez, courtesy of Fulton County Sheriff’s Office. Pace Academy, courtesy of Homes.com. A former teacher at Pace Academy, a prestigious preparatory school in Atlanta, Georgia, has been arrested on two felony counts of sexual battery against minors. The charges stem from allegations that female students were harmed during the 2024–2025 school year. […]
Former Sun Prairie West High Dean, Robert Gilkey-Meisegeier, Faces Trial for Child Sex Crimes
Image sources: Robert Edward Gilkey-Meisegeier, via Dane County Sheriff’s Office. Sun Prairie West High School, via Facebook. Robert Edward Gilkey-Meisegeier, the former dean of students at Sun Prairie West High School, is facing trial on 15 felony charges for child sexual exploitation and possession of child pornography involving six confirmed child victims. According to the Sun […]