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May 28th, 2014, 5:52 pm
Substitute teacher guilty of assault in Stafford County
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BY KEITH EPPS / THE FREE LANCE–STAR
A former substitute teacher in Stafford County was ordered this week to serve three months in jail for inappropriate conduct in a county classroom.
Brian Dinh Nguyen, 40, was convicted of assault and battery Tuesday in Stafford Circuit Court.
Judge Michael Levy sentenced him to a year in jail on the misdemeanor charge with all but three months suspended.
Nguyen is facing far more severe consequences in Frederick County. He is scheduled for an Aug. 29 trial on multiple felony charges after being accused of locking three students in a band closet.
That incident occurred on April 10, 2013, about two months after the Stafford incident. Among the charges Nguyen is facing there are three counts of abduction, aggravated sexual battery and indecent liberties.
According to the evidence presented Tuesday by Stafford prosecutor Michael Hardiman, Nguyen was substituting in an art class at Colonial Forge High School on Valentine’s Day of last year.
After introducing himself to the class as “Master Brian,” he did a number of things that brought him to the attention of authorities.
The assault and battery conviction resulted from him grabbing the thigh of a teenage girl.
In addition, Hardiman said, Nguyen told one girl the nose in her drawing resembled a sex organ; dropped a pencil on the floor and made another girl pick it up while he looked at her buttocks; and made a comment to another girl about wanting to roll around on the floor naked.
Hardiman said all of the incidents were witnessed by multiple students.
Nguyen had previously been convicted of the assault charge in juvenile court and got a month in jail. He appealed to circuit court and ended up with two additional months.
Levy also ordered that he not teach at any school in Virginia for three years.
Keith Epps: 540/374-5404
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May 28th, 2014, 5:52 pm
Substitute teacher guilty of assault in Stafford County
RELATED: See more crime news from the Fredericksburg region
MORE: Read more Stafford County news
BY KEITH EPPS / THE FREE LANCE–STAR
A former substitute teacher in Stafford County was ordered this week to serve three months in jail for inappropriate conduct in a county classroom.
Brian Dinh Nguyen, 40, was convicted of assault and battery Tuesday in Stafford Circuit Court.
Judge Michael Levy sentenced him to a year in jail on the misdemeanor charge with all but three months suspended.
Nguyen is facing far more severe consequences in Frederick County. He is scheduled for an Aug. 29 trial on multiple felony charges after being accused of locking three students in a band closet.
That incident occurred on April 10, 2013, about two months after the Stafford incident. Among the charges Nguyen is facing there are three counts of abduction, aggravated sexual battery and indecent liberties.
According to the evidence presented Tuesday by Stafford prosecutor Michael Hardiman, Nguyen was substituting in an art class at Colonial Forge High School on Valentine’s Day of last year.
After introducing himself to the class as “Master Brian,” he did a number of things that brought him to the attention of authorities.
The assault and battery conviction resulted from him grabbing the thigh of a teenage girl.
In addition, Hardiman said, Nguyen told one girl the nose in her drawing resembled a sex organ; dropped a pencil on the floor and made another girl pick it up while he looked at her buttocks; and made a comment to another girl about wanting to roll around on the floor naked.
Hardiman said all of the incidents were witnessed by multiple students.
Nguyen had previously been convicted of the assault charge in juvenile court and got a month in jail. He appealed to circuit court and ended up with two additional months.
Levy also ordered that he not teach at any school in Virginia for three years.
Keith Epps: 540/374-5404
[email protected]
http://www.your4state.com/story/d/story/substitute-teacher-found-not-guilty-of-abduction-s/53484/T1q9Vo32oEaj6aNAXZWxwg
Substitute Teacher Found Not Guilty of Abduction, Sexual Battery
Merris Badcock
08/29/2014 05:59 PM
08/29/2014 06:39 PM
FREDERICK COUNTY, Va. – Brian Nguyen, a 40-year-old master trainer and karate instructor from Sterling took the stand on Friday to testify against charges of abduction, aggravated sexual battery, assault & battery, and indecent liberties.
The charges stem from an incident in April 2013, in which three middle school girls accused Nguyen of touching them inappropriately inside a storage closet while he was substitute teaching at Robert E. Aylor Middle School.
"We immediately removed [Nguyen] from our substitute list so he would not be able to work in any of our schools. And then we turned this particular situation over to law enforcement," said Steve Edwards, a spokesperson for Frederick County Public Schools.
On Thursday, the three girls told the jury 'Master Brian,' as they called him because of his training certification, trapped them in a storage closet on April 10, 2013 and touched them inappropriately.
Frederick County Public Schools were notified by a parent the next day of the alleged incident, and opened an investigation with law enforcement. A letter was also sent home to parents.
"We did feel it was important to make parents aware of the situation. In the event that perhaps there were other students out there who maybe had not shared any information with their parents, [they could] come forward and also be part of the investigation," said Edwards.
Nguyen's Defense Attorney, David Hensley, argued the story was made up by the girls, because they were afraid of getting in trouble for misbehaving during class.
While the jury returned a not guilty verdict on all charges, Nguyen is still serving some time. In May he was found guilty of assault and battery in Stafford, Virginia.
As reported by The Free Lance-Star in Fredericksburg, Va., another middle-school-aged girl testified Nguyen had grabbed her thigh, while he was substitute teaching. A judge ordered Nguyen to 12 months in jail, with nine months suspended.
Frederick County Public Schools does not want to discourage students from coming forward in the future.
"If a student or parent gets a feeling in their gut that there is something at school that is not quite right, they need to make an adult at that school aware, be that a teacher or an administrator, so that it can be dealt with appropriately and investigated," said Edwards.
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Substitute Teacher Found Not Guilty of Abduction, Sexual Battery
Merris Badcock
08/29/2014 05:59 PM
08/29/2014 06:39 PM
FREDERICK COUNTY, Va. – Brian Nguyen, a 40-year-old master trainer and karate instructor from Sterling took the stand on Friday to testify against charges of abduction, aggravated sexual battery, assault & battery, and indecent liberties.
The charges stem from an incident in April 2013, in which three middle school girls accused Nguyen of touching them inappropriately inside a storage closet while he was substitute teaching at Robert E. Aylor Middle School.
"We immediately removed [Nguyen] from our substitute list so he would not be able to work in any of our schools. And then we turned this particular situation over to law enforcement," said Steve Edwards, a spokesperson for Frederick County Public Schools.
On Thursday, the three girls told the jury 'Master Brian,' as they called him because of his training certification, trapped them in a storage closet on April 10, 2013 and touched them inappropriately.
Frederick County Public Schools were notified by a parent the next day of the alleged incident, and opened an investigation with law enforcement. A letter was also sent home to parents.
"We did feel it was important to make parents aware of the situation. In the event that perhaps there were other students out there who maybe had not shared any information with their parents, [they could] come forward and also be part of the investigation," said Edwards.
Nguyen's Defense Attorney, David Hensley, argued the story was made up by the girls, because they were afraid of getting in trouble for misbehaving during class.
While the jury returned a not guilty verdict on all charges, Nguyen is still serving some time. In May he was found guilty of assault and battery in Stafford, Virginia.
As reported by The Free Lance-Star in Fredericksburg, Va., another middle-school-aged girl testified Nguyen had grabbed her thigh, while he was substitute teaching. A judge ordered Nguyen to 12 months in jail, with nine months suspended.
Frederick County Public Schools does not want to discourage students from coming forward in the future.
"If a student or parent gets a feeling in their gut that there is something at school that is not quite right, they need to make an adult at that school aware, be that a teacher or an administrator, so that it can be dealt with appropriately and investigated," said Edwards.
Copyright 2014 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.