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James Hooker UPDATE
Teacher, 41, who left his wife and children to move in with schoolgirl, 18, arrested after ‘sexually abusing student 10 years ago’
Arrest: Former teacher James Hooker, 41,
has been arrested for ‘sexually abusing a student’ in 1998
A former teacher who left his job and family to move in with an 18-year-old student has been arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing a different student more than a decade ago.
Christopher James Hooker, 41, was arrested for oral copulation with a minor he taught at a California school in the 1990s, years before he struck his relationship with current girlfriend Jordan Powers.
Police said the case stems from a 1998 relationship he had with a 17-year-old student from Davis High School in Modesto.
Hooker was arrested at his home on Friday and booked into Stanislaus County Jail.
He appeared in court where a judge set his bail at $50,000 and assigned him a public defender, according to the Modesto Bee.
Hooker requested that his bail amount be reduced, and the judge set a hearing next Tuesday to consider the matter.
Police said he made friends with the girl and later developed a romantic relationship with her.
The investigation into the incident began after Hooker announced his relationship in February with Powers, whom he taught at Enochs High School in Modesto.
He moved in with the teen in February – the same day he quit his job in the school’s business department. The teacher told police he had left his wife and their three daughters the previous week.
Together, Hooker and Powers appeared on numerous national talk shows and news interviews to maintain they did not have sexual contact until she turned 18 and their relationship was ‘real love’.
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D-Bad
April 7th, 2012
Scum
Anonymous
April 7th, 2012
Hooker, eh?
That sounds about right.
wsorrian
April 7th, 2012
Hopefully someone will accidently run over his dick with the USS Ronald Reagan.
Anonymous
April 7th, 2012
I thought Corbin Bernson was a lot older than 41!
The Prophet
April 7th, 2012
17? Amateur
Mary Jane Anklestraps
April 7th, 2012
A lot of people figured him for a pedo.
So much for the ones defending him in that first article. I wonder how they like the taste of foot?
Haha.
99th Squad Leader
April 7th, 2012
Not putting down anyone handicapped, but a deaf, mute and blind person could figure out how this perverted story was going to end.
Cynic
April 7th, 2012
Where there’s one perversion, there’s usually more. this is not surprising at all.
Corona
April 7th, 2012
Bye bye a-hole.
philly stake
April 8th, 2012
see what happens if ya don’t indoctrinate by eight… you’re too late dammit!
NO more teachers unions.
NO more sex ed (incl. FISTING and THIGHING) camp at seven.
NO more twenty-five kids per classroom.
NO more working nine MOS a year.
MORE earlier retirement with better benefits.
NO more guns or V-8 engines or fireworks or jerky
whew … that’s some DAMN tuff work trying to sound like a fookin Dumbassacrat…
RRR
April 8th, 2012
My personal anger runs too deep.
But I’d fer sure enjoy to see those I know have committed such to also enjoy societies remedy vs some appointed human god.
Yeah mormons do suck at times.
Annie
April 8th, 2012
Looks like the “abandoned” wife and daughters were the winners in this event.
Angie
April 8th, 2012
My husband and I agree, jail is the perfect place for him. Maybe there is a “nice man” that will “befriend” him in jail. Maybe a “nice” repeat offender that would enjoy “spending time” with a 41 year old sexual predator!