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Former tutor now faces 55 counts related to alleged lewd acts on students

Original post made on Oct 22, 2021

Former Palo Alto math tutor Mark Allan Hodes' plea hearing was postponed after prosecutors added more charges that allege multiple lewd and lascivious acts against girls whom he had taught in his home.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 10:07 AM

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Posted by Steven Nelson
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Oct 22, 2021 at 10:29 am

Steven Nelson is a registered user.

Relation to SROs (School Resource police Officers) in middle and high school.
If a child who has undergone this type of adult mistreatment, can rely on a SRO to talk and report to, such muti-decade abuses can sometimes be stopped within just a few years.

It does Not Always work - but any good school police officer - would immediately start a full criminal investigation (with or without parents or school staff). Basic Trust of Our Cops, is important at many levels. [ as is FULL ACCOUNTABILITY of our police, IMO ]

MVPD, did I get this (SRO stuff) right?


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