In Florida, Daniel Le Lievre, a teacher, was arrested on Monday in Oviedo for allegedly grooming and sexually assaulting his teenage student. Le Lievre told his girlfriend he only dated her to get closer to her 13-year-old daughter. He is accused of having sexual intercourse with the teen on a bathroom floor in December 2023 and opening a bank account in the student's name while logging into her school accounts to change her schedule. Le Lievre was previously investigated by the school board in 2024 for inappropriate conduct.
In Pennsylvania, Steven Charles Burnisky, a taekwondo instructor, has been charged with sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl. He faces felony charges including sexual assault, unlawful contact with a minor, and corruption of minors. His employment at Steel City ATA Martial Arts ended last month.
Shaun M. Stebbins, a New Jersey pre-kindergarten aide, was arrested and charged with sexual assault of multiple children over more than a decade. Stebbins is accused of creating and possessing child sexual abuse material. He worked as an aide in a preschool class at Woodbine and was honored as employee of the year.
Ashley Fisler, a former New Jersey middle school teacher, is accused of sexually assaulting a student in 2021. She was proposed to by her husband inside her classroom in 2018. Fisler denied all allegations against her.
In Wisconsin, Nadia M. Horn, a special education teacher, was arrested for sexual assault of multiple students. She is accused of sexual assault of a child by a school staff member and second-degree sexual assault. The investigation began after a report from the school district about a potential inappropriate relationship.
In the UK, Daniel Clarke, a teaching assistant, abused potentially dozens of disabled and special educational needs children. He may have targeted 'well over 81' vulnerable young people over a decade. Clarke was jailed last month for offences against six children. He held key safeguarding responsibilities at two council-run schools as recently as September 2023. In February, he pleaded guilty to offences including making indecent photographs of a child, assaulting children by touching, and inciting children to engage in sexual activity with no penetration. He worked as a personal assistant to several children and was responsible for online safety at Forest Oak and Merstone schools before his arrest in October 2024. Clarke is thought to have begun working with the local authority-run special schools as a teaching assistant in 2016. Forest Oak and Merstone schools are rated outstanding by Ofsted and are separate but share facilities and an executive head teacher.
Concerns were raised by staff and parents at Forest Oak about Daniel Clarke at least three months before he was arrested. Clarke made a list of his victims, some dating back to 2016. The local authority contacted police immediately upon learning of concerns about Clarke, leading to his October arrest. Saj Golby has been in direct contact with the families of at least a dozen of Clarke's potential victims.
In Birmingham, a teacher at a primary school has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault involving a child. The school cannot be named for legal reasons to protect the identity of the alleged victim. A man aged 47 was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and has been released on bail while enquiries continue. The teacher has not been seen in school for a while. The school is aware of an allegation involving one of its staff members. The teacher is not currently working at the school as it follows safeguarding procedures while the incident is investigated.
In Solihull, two primary school teachers have been arrested on suspicion of possessing indecent images of children. The men, aged 37 and 43, teach at separate schools in Solihull and were arrested in Monkspath. At this stage, there is nothing to suggest any physical contact between the suspects and the children. The teachers were bailed for further inquiries and for seized property to be examined. The older man teaches at St Patrick's School in Earlswood, while the 37-year-old works at Monkspath School in Shirley. Solihull Borough Council will contact parents whose children attend the schools to inform them of the arrests. Solihull Council has set up an advice line for concerned parents.
These cases highlight systemic issues, with specific safeguarding failures that allowed Daniel Clarke to continue working despite concerns raised months before his arrest remaining unclear. The total number of victims across all the separate cases reported in the US and UK has not been confirmed, and disciplinary actions against the schools or authorities involved are unknown. Evidence leading to the arrests of the teachers accused of possessing indecent images in Solihull has not been disclosed, and the current employment statuses of all accused educators beyond those explicitly stated as suspended or terminated are not fully detailed.