Category Archive for : ‘GUIDANCE COUNSELOR’

James Sperduti, a 43 year old former guidance counselor at Tonawanda High School, pleaded guilty yesterday to possessing at least 150 images of child pornography on his computer.  He could receive up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine when he is sentenced April 20.  As part of his plea, he admitted to possessing at least 150 but fewer than 300 images of child pornography, including some which depicted children under the age of 12.

(Buffalo, New York)

Frank Jones, a 53 year old Harlem Boys Choir counseling director, was charged on 15 counts of misdemeanor sexual abuse. The Post had learned that a second choirboy complained about inappropriate advances by Jones but the accusation was deemed unsubstantiated by child-welfare officials and was never passed on to police. He was accused of repeatedly kissing, licking and massaging a 13 year old chorister in his counseling office and in his home on West 163rd Street. Jones has admitted on tape to crossing the line with the teen, who is