Floyd M. Rogers Jr.
A former Basehor Elementary School teacher has pleaded no contest to three counts of attempted aggravated indecent liberties with children, according to authorities.
Floyd M. Rogers Jr. of Bonner Springs entered the plea Wednesday in Leavenworth County District Court. A trial for those charges had been scheduled for next week.
Rogers initially was charged with three counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child under 14 years of age. However, each count was amended to attempted aggravated indecent liberties as part of the plea agreement, District Attorney Frank Kohl said Friday.
Rogers is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 9. He is being held in custody while he awaits sentencing. Because Rogers has no prior criminal history, Kohl said he would not oppose the judge granting probation in the case. The parents of the victims also said they would favor probation, he said.
Authorities said Rogers inappropriately touched three female students while working as a fifth-grade teacher at Basehor Elementary School. The crimes occurred during the 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 school years. Rogers later left the Basehor-Linwood School District after being placed on administrative leave, school officials said at the time.
The criminal charges stemmed from Rogers touching the outside of the victims’ clothing while inside the classroom and other students were present. However, the students in the classroom were not aware of what was going, Kohl said.
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