Wichita Public School Hires Sex Offender

You read the title correctly. One of the illustrious and brilliantly run public schools in Kansas has hired someone who has been charged with possession of child pornography to teach children. It seems that Steven Thompson resigned his teaching post at Garden City Community College amid an investigation about some kiddie porn that allegedly was found on one of his computers, and made way to Wichita. He was hired at the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year at a public school, only to be arrested on a warrant from Finney County, Kansas, to answer for the evidence that found. You might wonder how this could happen, since Thompson is, after all, out on bond for sex crimes. Susan Arensman, spokesperson for the public schools in Wichita has an answer: nothing showed up on the background check because Thompson had not yet been arrested or charged. But then, you might ask, do "unified" school districts in Kansas go the extra mile for the children they claim to serve, and check the references of the teachers they hire? While a former employer might not provide in depth details about a police investigation, it is hard to imagine that a teacher who disappears during a kiddie porn investigation.....on HIS computer......would get a glowing recommendation from his former employer. Common sense, Kansas. Common sense.

Resume Of A Teacher/Preacher/Lecher

 

Below is the resume of Hugh Cranford, Lutheran vicar and youth pastor of Topeka, Kansas, who got into some trouble last year for sexual assault of two boys in the congregation. He and his attorney are planning to be in court this week to file motions in his case. Something that is worth notice about his resume, which Hugh had publicly posted on the internet,(a lot of silly details, such as "counting change", and "ability to use multiline phones", has been deleted) is that he, like many other individuals who get charged with sexual assault of minors, took jobs at schools and daycares whenever he could, and ingratiated himself to parents at almost all times when he was not working. Noble Rick Pendland, also of Kansas, did the same thing, and got away with it for almost a decade. So did Eric Toth, who used to be on the FBI's most wanted list, until the found him in South America. Beware of teachers, preachers, or other adults who seem incredibly eager to volunteer around children and of those who ingratiate themselves to school faculties and leaders of youth groups.

 

 

Hugh Cranford's Overview

Current

• Intermittent Summer Help at Shawnee County Public Works

Past

• Sales Associate at Cracker Barrel
• Vicar at Faith Lutheran Church
• IT Help Desk at Concordia Seminary St Louis

• Assistant Manager at Lane 4 Swim & Run
• Teacher at Humble ISD
• Bus Driver at Durham School Services                            
• After-School Childcare Worker at YMCA of Greater Houston
• Delivery Driver at Pizza Hut                            

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Education

• Texas Tech University
• Concordia Seminary           

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Hugh
Cranford's Experience                

Shawnee County Public Works                                 

June 2013 – Present (1 month) Topeka, KS

- Worked with road and bridge crews transporting materials, cleaning equipment and using hand tools in general maintenance work.
- Operated tractors and mowers.
- Acted as flag-person
- Performed other duties as assigned.

Sales Associate

Cracker Barrel                                                               

November 2012 – April 2013 (6 months) Topeka, Kansas Area                                     

Stocking items to sale
Assisting cashiers
Packaging sales

Vicar            

Faith Lutheran Church                                 

July 2011 – July 2012 (1 year 1 month) Topeka, Kansas Area                                     

Planning major evangelism projects.
Planning, teaching and maintaining Bible studies.
Assisting and teaching confirmation classes.
Managing mileage, hours, and time schedule.
Preaching and leading worship.
Assisting with funerals and weddings.
Assisting choir and musical worship teams.
Visiting shut-ins and people in the hospital.
Assisting with local Lutheran Schools; teaching and leading chapel.

IT Help Desk            

Concordia Seminary St Louis                                                      

Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Religious Institutions industry

August 2008 – May 2011 (2 years 10 months) Greater St. Louis Area

Answered phone calls from students and faculty at the school.
Trouble shooting technical questions both with PC and Mac.
Worked in tangent with other IT workers.
Basic hardware networking.
Worked with both hardware and software side of computers.
Contacted computer companies when needed.
Was the liaison to the Student Government Association for one year.

Assistant Manager            

Lane 4 Swim & Run                                 

March 2008 – July 2008 (5 months) Kingwood, TX       

Sales Person.
Maintained Supplies .
Ordered special items for customers.
Set-up Work Schedule.
Supervised sales representatives.
Maintain money account; deposits, checking cash register daily.

Teacher            

Humble ISD                                                        

June 2004 – June 2008 (4 years 1 month) Kingwood, TS       

Teaching Middle School (6th-8th) Mathematics, Computers, Study Skills.
The Faculty Advisor for the Student Council. The School was the Vice President and President School for the Texas Association of Student Councils District 7/13.

Bus Driver            

Durham School Services

Public Company; 10,001+ employees; Transportation/Trucking/Railroad industry

August 2003 – December 2003 (5 months) Lubbock, Texas Area

School Bus Route Driver
Teaching In Class training to New Drivers

After-School Childcare Worker            

YMCA of Greater Houston                                                        

September 1999 – July 2001 (1 year 11 months) Kingwood, TX

Delivery Driver            

Pizza Hut                                                        

October 1998 – October 1999 (1 year 1 month) Kingwood, TX

Hugh Cranford's Volunteer Experience & Causes      

Volunteer Experience

• Volunteer/Coach

  Christ Community Lutheran School                        

• Education - 6th Grade Boys Basketball Coach

• - Leading Chapel Services

• Actor

  Concordia Seminary St Louis                       

Coach/Board Member

HAK LAX                         Children

Coaching Middle School Lacrosse

- Maintaining the Website for the organization
- Liaison to near-by Schools       
 

Terri Horman, You Have A Message

Someone left some spam for Terri Horman under this post today. Since I am not in the habit of publishing spam, I will not publish it, but I will say that it recommended ten things a job seeker can do to increase his chances in the job market. I was mildly disappointed, however; that among the ten things an applicant should do, none was "cleaning up criminal record", "clearing oneself of criminal suspicion", or "returning all formerly kidnapped children to their families"! I'm afraid the ten generic suggestions will be of no real use to Terri Horman!

These two pictures squashed together spell "thug extraordinaire". Even if Terri Moulton Horman is not using this as a cover page for her resume, most perspective employers, especially in the teaching field, and other jobs involving children, for which Terri has a degree, would not hire her. If Terri Moulton Horman suddenly found employment at a school, I imagine parents would protest as soon as they discovered her identity! She still has not cooperated in the efforts to find her stepson, Kyron Horman, who went missing from his school in Portland, Oregon, on June 4, 2010. Below is another picture of Kyron.