PHOENIX (AZFamily) — In the last month, 4 Valley educators are either facing charges or are under investigation for sexual conduct with a minor. According to police reports, all of these cases involved social media.
It is unusual to see four separate instances highlighted in the legal system just this month, and it is bound to be unnerving for parents who send their kids to school, trusting they will be safe and in good hands.
Friday morning, Patrick Battillo—known as Mr. Orng, a Phoenix Suns super fan, and a former Peoria High School boys basketball coach—appeared before a Maricopa County judge. He was sentenced to three and a half years in prison on three counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a minor. Last month, Battillo pleaded guilty to soliciting sexual photos and videos from students at the high school…