Los Angeles perv teacher story gets perv-ier

LOS ANGELES — Sheriff's deputies recommended in 1994 that a sex charge should be filed against a teacher now suspected of taking bondage-style photographs of children in his class, but prosecutors said there wasn't enough evidence in the case involving a 10-year-old girl, authorities disclosed Thursday.

The girl claimed elementary school teacher Mark Berndt reached toward her genitals during class, but she pushed his hand away, sheriff's Sgt. Dan Scott said.

The alleged incident occurred in September 1993 but wasn't reported by the girl's mother to officials at Miramonte Elementary School until the following January, he said.

The school notified the Sheriff's Department, which investigated Berndt. Scott said the results of the investigation were sent to prosecutors with a recommendation to pursue a charge of committing a lewd act on a minor under the age of 14, but the case was rejected. ................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/news-general/20120131/US.Teacher.Classroom.Bondage/