NewsMay 16, 2001
HEARING POSTPONED FOR TEACHER
JACKSON, Mo. -- The preliminary hearing for a Jackson teacher charged with sexual crimes against a 13-year-old student was postponed Tuesday, the Cape Girardeau County prosecutor's office reported. Thomas Mark Sprandel, 37, of Fruitland, Mo., will appear June 7 to face charges that were filed in March. He faces two counts of statutory sodomy and first-degree child endangerment for reportedly having sexual contact with the girl...
JACKSON, Mo. -- The preliminary hearing for a Jackson teacher charged with sexual crimes against a 13-year-old student was postponed Tuesday, the Cape Girardeau County prosecutor's office reported.
Thomas Mark Sprandel, 37, of Fruitland, Mo., will appear June 7 to face charges that were filed in March. He faces two counts of statutory sodomy and first-degree child endangerment for reportedly having sexual contact with the girl.
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Information about the girl's relationship to Sprandel had been found during a police investigation sparked by the discovery of a stillborn infant buried behind the girl's house.
Sprandel, a math teacher at R.O. Hawkins Junior High School, is currently free on a $100,000 bond.
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