According to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, a former teacher at Jefferson Parish’s Athlos Academy was detained and charged with indecent behavior with a child after allegedly attempting to kiss a student.

Tokeby Mixon, 35, of Harvey, was apprehended on December 21, according to Capt. Jason Rivarde, a spokesman for the Sheriff’s Office.

According to Athlos Executive Director Cheryl Martin, Mixon had worked at the Terrytown charter school for three years.

“Once notified of the allegation, we immediately notified local authorities and placed [Mixon] on leave,” Martin said.

She claimed that after the school launched an internal investigation, Mixon was fired.

According to the Sheriff’s Office, Mixon was employed as a social-emotional learning specialist at the school, which educates children from kindergarten through eighth grade, at the time of the alleged event. Mixon is listed as a third-grade teacher on the school’s website.

On November 3, a 14-year-old kid complained to a school administrator that Mixon had tried to kiss and tickle him without his consent. As soon as the school called the sheriff’s office, detectives got to work.

Mixon was taken into custody at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center after investigators with the sheriff’s office obtained a warrant for his arrest. On a $10,000 bond, he was let out of the Gretna jail on Tuesday.

Martin claims that prior to the alleged incident on November 3, Athlos Academy had not received any prior complaints against Mixon.

Last known contact information

Address: 4060 Paige Janette Dr. Harvey, LA 70058
Phone: (504) 428-50244
Email: mixonto@yahoo.com

Jail Info

Booking #: 1002242389

A teacher from the Homer-Center School District has been accused with having child pornography and is currently free on bond.

Charles Allen Kirkland, 31, of Derry Township, was charged on Monday with two counts of child pornography, sharing movies, and using a communication device for unlawful purposes. All three offenses are felonies.

Between July 16 and August 4, five CyberTipline reports from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children alerted Pennsylvania State Police to nine videos. The information was provided by Google, which found the movies in a Google Drive reportedly used by Kirkland.

Some of the movies featured children, which PSP Computer Crime Unit troopers were able to ascertain.

On September 7, after collecting an IP address, the PSP served Comcast with an administrative subpoena demanding the subscriber’s data. Comcast replied on December 7, and on December 9 the police got a search warrant for the Blairsville residence.

Kirkland was discovered napping in a back bedroom by troopers executing the search warrant from the Computer Crimes Task Force and Kiski Valley barracks on December 11. Kirkland allegedly admitted to watching the movies on several electronic devices when being questioned by authorities.

Since 2016, Kirkland has worked for the Homer-Center School District as a business instructor.

According to DASD Superintendent Greg Ferencak, Kirkland, a 2010 alumnus of Derry Area High School, also served as a substitute teacher at DASD during the 2015–16 academic year. Kirkland had the relevant clearances while working at DASD, according to Ferencak.

Kirkland also served as a student teacher at Greater Latrobe School District in 2015, according to a profile page on the website of the Homer-Center School District.

Kirkland is due to show up for a preliminary hearing on December 21 before Magisterial District Judge Kelly Tua Hammers.

Last known contact information

Address: 504 Barnhart Rd, Blairsville, PA 15717
Phone: (724) 459-8706

Court Information

Case #: MJ-10308-CR-0000184-2022 and CP-65-MD-0000895-2022

Joseph Gutowski, 40, is being held on a $250,000 cash-only bond in connection with sexual exploitation of a minor, possession of child pornography, and second-degree promoting child pornography.

According to authorities and the probable cause statement, Gutowski worked as a teacher at Lafayette High School in the Rockwood School District between 2017 and 2020. The statement claims that the 16-year-old victim was a student. The victim was allegedly seen on camera performing a sexual act after Gutowski allegedly set up a video recording device. Gutowski reportedly acknowledged sending the footage to other people electronically, according to the police.

On December 15, Rockwood officials fired Gutowski, a teacher at Lafayette High School in Wildwood at the time of the alleged event. His contract was terminated that evening in a closed session by the Board of Education, according to the district.

Before that vote, the board voted overwhelmingly to reject Gutowski’s resignation, according to Rockwood authorities.

Last known contact information

Address: 1454 McKelvey Rd Maryland Heights, MO 63043
Phone: (314) 520-2428
Email: jrgutowski@bellsouth.net
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jrdragoon

Court Information

Case #: 22SL-CR09223