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Times Argus Staff - Published: September 14, 2009

MORRISVILLE – A Vermont teacher is scheduled to appear in court today to face charges of sexual assault and lewd and lascivious conduct for allegedly victimizing two boys who were once his fifth grade students.

Police arrested 28-year-old Shaun C. Bryer of Morrisville after the two boys — who are now 14 years old — spoke to investigators on Friday.

Most of the alleged sex crimes took place over the past three years in Bryer's Morrisville apartment, according to police.

Bryer admitted that the accusations of sexual misconduct were true, according to a news release from the Lamoille Unit for Special Investigations.

"Bryer admitted to the numerous lewd acts on both boys as well as sexually assaulting one of the boys several times," the news release stated.

The two boys approached authorities because Bryer is now a fifth grade teacher in another school district and they were worried about other possible victims, said police.

Police did not say where Bryer has been a teacher. School officials and police could not be reached for comment Sunday.

Police only identified the boys as residents of Lamoille County.

After he was arrested, Bryer was lodged in the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility for lack of $250,000 bail. He is scheduled to be arraigned on the charges in Vermont District Court in Hyde Park on Monday at 1 p.m. If Bryer fails to make bail, however, the arraignment will be in Vermont District Court in Burlington because he was lodged in South Burlington.







READER COMMENTS


Omg.. I actually agree with AYK for once.

o.O
-- Posted by CF Reality on Sat, Sep 19, 2009, 10:23 am EST

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Why is China doing well?

Chinese will sell qualifying prisoners body parts and more.

They treat scum like scum. They harvest healthy organs that are needed and don't waste TIME, MONEY, RESOURCES, or SCHOOLING on these people. They just use a simple bullet to the back of the head.
-- Posted by CF Reality on Sat, Sep 19, 2009, 10:19 am EST

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Any predator that takes a position like:

Teaching
Preaching
Tudor
Dentist
Doctor

.... should serve a much stiffer penalty. Many take a job like this just to get closer to their prey. Someone that designs their daily life around their targets.

I don't think they should ever get out of prison. Actually I wouldn't waste money on them in prison. Bullets are cheap or using drugs from drug busts to overdose them will work.

I don't think rehabilitation is possible with such calculating minds.

We all have desires. Their desires and needs are NOT fulfilled by normal interactions among adults.

Why let them out? Why chance their reproduction?

As a nation. We are all losing our rights more and more to feel safer. It doesn't need to be that way.

Killers, rapists, pedophiles, and hardcore criminals should be put to death quickly and swiftly. There is no need to waste our freedom, money, and time on these people.
-- Posted by CF Reality on Sat, Sep 19, 2009, 10:15 am EST

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Me too Michelle.. that one I do agree with.
-- Posted by Melissa B. on Wed, Sep 16, 2009, 11:28 pm EST

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Here is a website for you www.wcax.com
Click on it Judge Denies Former Teacher, Rules Child Porn
Seizure Legal...Tragic,,whats in the WATER??
-- Posted by Angelo None on Wed, Sep 16, 2009, 5:21 pm EST

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AYK I'm actually gonna have to agree with ya on that one.
-- Posted by Michelle Jean on Wed, Sep 16, 2009, 3:31 pm EST

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This society has become a immoral- decadent- anything goes society...Wonder why these things dont happen in other countries?
Punishments, severe possible punishments.
Singapore, dont litter, get the ratan, hey, people think twice, use the trash can.
DUI in some countries, jsut dont drink, then thats not an issue
Steal-chop off the fingers.

Some seem archaic to us, but for thousands of eyars it has worked in other countries.
I am not saying we need such severity, but, pedophiles are of a different cloth. and o dont mean the poor guy and close to age 15yr girlfriend, AGAIn, state laws twisted and messed that up too.

This country has gone too far over the forgiving edge. While we love redemption adn love to forgive. Theres certain elements of people, that know what htey do, really wont yield a true deserving punishment, or they just wont do it.
You cant lock someone up because u think they might do something, but once they do, especially sexual assaults, JAIL, 50yr minimum period, mandatory, nochances. Its the type of crime to hurts the victim, the parents, teh friends and on and on
Vermont doesnt blink to lock up people with a few DLS, which is jsut a money ticket or citation, no victims with DLS. So why are they in jail? Makes no sense and big fat waste of prosecuters money.
-- Posted by Are you Kidding? on Wed, Sep 16, 2009, 3:16 pm EST

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Oh by the way, once they get IN jail they got more right's!! Sue over religion,crowdedness food, and we pay it AGAIN !!
-- Posted by grnmtnwoman on Wed, Sep 16, 2009, 7:32 am EST

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Teacher's, Priest, Daycare provider's, Scout leader's, Doctor's, Neighbor's, Relative's, Nursing home attendent's, ETC....
What the HELL is going on? Sick sick SICK ...
I say hang them and set an example for the other's, that we are" NOT" taking it any more.... Hay, What's being done AIN'T working!!
ZERO TOLERANCE !!!!!!!!!
Do WE want to pay for their syc help? Just to go back to their old ways? Ever hear of REPEAT offender's! 17 time's ...... HANG UM !!
-- Posted by grnmtnwoman on Wed, Sep 16, 2009, 7:28 am EST

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Why was jeans post deleted?
-- Posted by Melissa B. on Tue, Sep 15, 2009, 6:50 pm EST

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Jean, the background check is only good if there's a background to check? If they have no record and have never been caught? The background check would find nothing.. notta.. what part of this is hard to understand for people?

This guy had no record until these brave young boys came forward with their story to stop it from happening to others. Otherwise, he could have kept going from school to school until someone finally did step forward.

Schools are education based.. not mind readers.
-- Posted by Melissa B. on Tue, Sep 15, 2009, 4:03 pm EST

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There's a big difference between admitted child molester and "pretty whacked".
-- Posted by Captain Obvious on Tue, Sep 15, 2009, 1:11 pm EST

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Some Twinfield Teachers are pretty whacked too.
-- Posted by Are you Kidding? on Tue, Sep 15, 2009, 12:54 pm EST

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The difference with the diocese. They knew, they kept moving the priests from church to church to cover it up all the while more victims were being preyed upon.
-- Posted by Melissa B. on Tue, Sep 15, 2009, 12:59 am EST

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Mindcat the school would only be responsible if they hired a known pedophile or knew about the abuse and did nothing.

As I said, people that are predators will take careers that put them closer to whom they choose to prey upon. No one else is the wiser until they are caught.
-- Posted by Melissa B. on Tue, Sep 15, 2009, 12:57 am EST

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Very disturbing. Your story as well, Mindcat, however, gay or not, the teacher was a pedophile. A small matter, but some out there equate gay with pedophile and so a semantic slip like yours rationalizes their irrational fears.
-- Posted by Jim Richards on Mon, Sep 14, 2009, 6:52 pm EST

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Dale, this is a silent scandal not unlike that of the Catholic priests. But the Church is an easy target of hate, where the schools get off without a whimper.

My brother had a gay teacher attach himself to at age 16. Yes that was age of consent, but my brother was NOT gay or bisexual. He trusted the creep. Happened way back in about 1971 or so. CVU
-- Posted by Mindcat None on Mon, Sep 14, 2009, 2:37 pm EST

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This is happening all over the country. Go to www.schoolteachernews.com and click on the Scandal page. This year they have documented over 325 of these types of incidents. In 2008 they found 478 of these kinds of cases.
-- Posted by Dale Anderson on Mon, Sep 14, 2009, 1:21 pm EST

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Ok, I admit over my coffee I missed he had admitted the assaults.
Now, why isn't those that hired him and helped him continue assaults, the school boards and the administrators at risk for civil suits?
That's what is being done to the Burlington Diocese. How is this different?
-- Posted by Mindcat None on Mon, Sep 14, 2009, 12:23 pm EST

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Do people read the entire articles provided or skim? Mindcat, Kneepads is right, the guy admitted to the assaults. He's guilty as sin!!!

"Bryer admitted to the numerous lewd acts on both boys as well as sexually assaulting one of the boys several times," the news release stated.


The worst thing is John, these people seek out jobs that will put them near children, only when they are caught does anyone even know. :(
-- Posted by Melissa B. on Mon, Sep 14, 2009, 12:13 pm EST

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Another sicko teaching children, when he is convicted it should be an automatic life sentence, then he can get all the male sex he needs, right where he belongs!
-- Posted by John Lamson on Mon, Sep 14, 2009, 11:35 am EST

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Hey Mindcat - I'm pretty sure they guy admitted to most of these accusations. He's already admitted guilt. Learn to read!!!
-- Posted by Kneepads None on Mon, Sep 14, 2009, 11:09 am EST

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Its hard to see why these boys would make up a story, but in nocent until proven guilty. I guess a teacher walks a thin line, just a single accusation can throw you in jail with little hope of defending yourself or the means for bail.
-- Posted by Mindcat None on Mon, Sep 14, 2009, 8:19 am EST

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