Craigslist tot touching tutor trips up

June 23, 2010

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Brett J. Zagorac, craigslist, illinois, indiana

Craigslist ad tutor accused of child molesting to stay in jail:

I originally posted about Brett J. Zagorac here. He’s the former teacher who used the alias of BJ Wilhelm in order to allegedly molest kids by posing as a tutor on craigslist.

He was arrested in Portage, Indiana for allegedly inappropriately touching a 5-year-old boy that he was tutoring.

He was released on bond and part of the agreement was that he did not tutor any minor and was not to be left alone with a minor.

Pedophiles being what they are he did not meet that agreement as he allegedly tutored a 7-year-old girl from Evanston, Illinois. No word if he touched the girl but he was being investigated by Evanston police at the time.

So for violating the agreement Zagorac has been returned to jail to await his trial.

I’m sure it was only his love of teaching that caused him to violate the terms of his bond. And If you believe that I’ve got some Nebraska beachfront property to sell you.

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10 responses to “Craigslist tot touching tutor trips up”

Edward H.

October 31, 2010 at 9:21 pm

Any yet when the boy testified on the stand, the only thing he said this gentlemen ever did to him was pat his head and pat his back – nothing more. He should not have been found guilty of anything – he was acquitted of battery but found guilty of a simple battery. I guess all teachers, coaches, and educators should be found guilty of battery now since they’re also just as guilty of touching students.

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1. Trench Reynolds
  
  October 31, 2010 at 10:56 pm
  
  Let’s see. He has a record of being accused of inappropriate touching everywhere he goes it seems. He used a fake name to get a tutoring job and when ordered to stay away from kids he couldn’t. Big difference there from all teachers and coaches if you ask me.
  
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  1. Gloria A.
    
    June 12, 2011 at 6:06 am
    
    I am a mother of 5 children and I absolutely agree with Edward H. Your wrong Trench Reynolds. If all this poor man did was pat some kid on the back and head, a) it’s not inappropriate and b) it’s certainly not a criminal act. What is society coming to when you can’t even pat or rub a child on the back or head? As a mother of 5 children, I truly understand the endless benefits that positive touch can have on children. I rub my children’s backs all the time and they love it. I’m actually scared to admit that since I am probably committing battery in the minds of some people. If the state was so concerned about someone using an alias on the internet, then they should have charged him with that – they did not. Sounds like this bozo prosecutor needs a new line of work.
    
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    1. Trench Reynolds
      
      June 12, 2011 at 8:42 am
      
      Do you find him allegedly putting his fingers in the rear waistband of the boy’s pants and rubbed up and down to be a positive touch?
      
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      1. Gloria A.
        
        June 13, 2011 at 12:50 am
        
        Get your facts straight. The boy only testified that this man patted him on the head and back, not that he ever placed his hands in the rear of his pants.
      2. Trench Reynolds
        
        June 13, 2011 at 1:13 am
        
        Brett, is that you under one of your many aliases? You know I can see the e-mail address you use right?
        
        Anyway to answer your question you may want to take up that issue with nwi.com.
        
        http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/article_611df844-5195-5bb8-bebd-4a984e3feddc.html
        
        Zagorac began tutoring the boy twice a week for three to four
        weeks in the basement of the mother’s Portage home, and she told
        police she checked on them a number of times during the sessions.
        However, the boy told his mother the tutor put his hand under his
        shirt and rubbed his back and also put his fingers in the rear
        waistband of his pants and rubbed up and down.
      3. Gloria A.
        
        June 13, 2011 at 1:54 am
        
        If anyone is truly interested in the facts, they should probably look at the court transcripts of what the child actually testified to. Relying on newspaper articles is childish, and it is extremely naive to think that they actually get the story straight. Meanwhile while we are worried about who touched who’s head and back, there are real child predators out there doing much worst to children than touching them on the head or back. I would suggest that society focus their efforts on these individuals and then we can worry about who touched or rubbed whose back.
      4. Gloria A.
        
        June 13, 2011 at 2:03 am
        
        http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/article_7f06c7a6-eebd-58d9-8fa6-b7bd59e1d3bd.html
      5. Trench Reynolds
        
        June 13, 2011 at 5:03 am
        
        http://www.chestertontribune.com/PoliceFireEmergency/1026109%20craigslist_ad_tutor_found_guilty.htm
        
        And that’s all well and good but you never answered my question. Is this actually Brett J. Zagorac leaving the comments? The evidence that I have leans towards that. If it is it shows that you will use any form of chicanery to obtain your goal.
Southern Lady

June 13, 2011 at 6:24 am

True enough. He scammed them on Craigslist under an assumed name. Could be doing the same here.

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