Janelle Batkins

#32: Janelle Batkins Name: Janelle Batkins School: Roseville High School City: Roseville, MI Age of Teacher: 42 Age of Student: 17 Rank: 34 Charges: Felony improper relationshipbetween an educator and student Summary: Janelle Batkins was a French teacher at Roseville High School in Roseville, Michigan. She won the "Teacher of the Year" award in 2002. She was arrested in September of 2007 and charged with two counts of third degree criminal sexual...Read Full Story

Numerous states have undertaken a revision of their rape and sexual assault laws and regulations, creating an extensive set of sex related criminal offenses. These crimes are often known collectively as criminal sexual conduct, sexual assault, or sexual abuse. The primary characteristic of these types of laws is they forbid doing any kind of sexual act with an additional person against that person's will. Generally, it is not necessary to demonstrate physical opposition by the victim, only...Read Full Story