SALINAS — Choose Pamela Butler sentenced former Harden Center Faculty instructor Robert William Dunham, 56, of Salinas to 40 years in state jail for sexually abusing three minors and annoying or molesting two extra minors.
Based on the Monterey County District Lawyer’s Workplace, the Salinas Police Division was made conscious in September 2021 that Dunham sexually abused John Doe No. 1 between the ages of 12 and 16. Dunham was his former center college instructor. Dunham was nonetheless employed as a instructor at Harden Center Faculty when the sufferer disclosed the abuse, which passed off throughout college hours.
The Salinas Police Division performed an investigation, which revealed extra victims. John Doe No. 2 mentioned he sexually abused him. After which John Doe No. 3 got here ahead and mentioned that Dunham, his former instructor and coach, had forcefully touched him in a sexual manner as nicely. Two feminine former college students of Dunham reported that he had additionally touched them in an offensive and inappropriate method whereas in school, the DA’s Workplace mentioned.
“All through this investigation it grew to become clear to investigators that Dunham had a historical past of inappropriate conduct geared toward college students and different minor youngsters with whom he had been trusted,” the DA’s Workplace mentioned in a press launch.
Dunham’s convictions qualify as 4 strikes below the state’s three-strikes regulation. He should register as a intercourse offender for the rest of his life.