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Teacher Arrested After 2 Days on Job | Kansas City News
A 29-year-old former teacher in Independence, Dennis Adlai Hernandez, just pleaded guilty to 13 federal charges—including making, possessing, and transporting child sexual abuse material—after being arrested at his home. He’d only been teaching first grade for two days when caught. Investigators uncovered over 1,000 images, some allegedly filmed by him in school bathrooms, locker rooms, and on a bus, involving at least 18 children. He denies physical contact. Sentencing is pending a pre-sentence investigation as the community grapples with the devastating fallout. Listen in comfort:Get a…
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