Prosecutors: St. Helens choir teacher's pattern of sexual assault should keep him in jail
County prosecutors have filed a memorandum urging a judge to keep St. Helens choir teacher Eric Stearns in jail, citing serious concerns about public sa
St. Helens High choir teacher ordered held without bail until Friday detention hearing
A Columbia County judge on Monday ordered St. Helens High School choir teacher Eric C. Stearns to be held without bail until a detention hearing Friday on a new 18-count indictment. Deputy District Attorney Erin Leigh Brady said she plans to file a motion to seek Stearns’ continued detention without bail while he awaits trial.
St. Helens choir teacher pleads not guilty to 11 new sex abuse charges
Eric Stearns, a St. Helens High School teacher, has been arrested on 11 new sex abuse charges, bringing the total number of alleged victims to 18, and will be held on no bail until his release hearing on Friday.
St. Helens High teacher facing more sex abuse charges in new indictment
A St. Helens High School teacher who was arrested in November 2024 for alleged sex abuse is facing a new charge from a new accuser at the school.
St Helens teacher pleads not guilty to new sex abuse charges
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Jailed St. Helens High choir teacher resigned from prior OR school district job after ‘sexualized’ complaints, DA’s memo says
Alex Pulaski, a spokesperson for the Tigard-Tualatin district, said he couldn’t comment on what led to Stearns’ departure ...
Court documents reveal St. Helens teacher’s alleged history of sexual misconduct spanning nearly 2 decades
Newly filed court documents suggest that Eric Stearns, a St. Helens High School teacher arrested on charges of sexual abuse, ...
Columbia County DA asks that St Helens High School teacher remain in jail, citing decades of 'forced sexual contact'
Choir teacher Eric Stearns will be back in court Friday for a pre-trial release hearing after pleading not guilty to 18 sexual abuse charges against 12 people.
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Mount St. Helens Institute appoints two executive directors as Coldwater update plans continue
The Mount St. Helens Institute is experimenting with a new leadership structure by appointing two co-executive directors to ...
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Planning protocol for St Helens set for amendments
A planning protocol is set to be amended to ensure St Helens residents will be “further assured” that planning decisions are made “free ...
St. Helens teacher’s alleged history of sexual misconduct spanning nearly 2 decades
Newly filed court documents suggest that Eric Stearns, a St. Helens High School teacher arrested on charges of sexual abuse, may have a history of misconduct dating back to his time at Fowler Middle ...
Pavement landslip area on St Helens Road, Hastings, East Sussex
Pavement landslip area on St Helens Road, Hastings, just before the junction with Parkstone Road if heading towards the A21.
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Police explain afternoon call-out to St Helens estate
Residents took to social media after they had spotted officers in attendance in the area of Ashurst Drive, Blackbrook in the early afternoon of January 8. When asked about this, a police spokeswoman ...