(Continued from TT Blog) Carrie McCandless Link


Update Nov 14 - "The school board president, David Mundy, is also being charged with failure to report and tampering with a witness or victim. The president apparently knew about the alleged incident but didn't report it to police until two weeks later. State law requires school officials to report allegations of child abuse or neglect to police immediately."

Update Nov 2 - David Mundy, school board president, resigned.

Update Dec 4 - Brighton school promises to quickly report future incidents.

Update Dec 5 - Mundy's letter of resignation. He painted the building and cut the grass.

Update Jan 23, 2007 - McCandless appeared for a preliminary hearing. The boy was also in the courtroom as McCandless attorney had subpoenaed the boy to appear in court.

Update Jan 29 - A new arrest warrant has been issued for McCandless after prosecutors alleged that she contacted the victim in her sexual assault case.

Update Mar 13 - Tommy Clay says he offered to "take the fall" at first for his teacher when the student’s sexual relationship with Carrie McCandless was reported to her husband, Chris McCandless, the principal of Brighton Charter High School.

But he and his family changed their mind when the charter school board’s president, David Mundy, asked him to leave the school and tried to cover up the incident, Clay, now 18, told Matt Lauer this morning on The Today Show.

Mundy trial scheduled for Jul 23. Link to Mundy

Update Apr 24 - After pleading guilty today to the felonies of tampering with physical evidence and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, McCandless received a deferred sentence today on two felonies. The judge then scheduled a sentencing hearing for the misdemeanor on June 8.

Under the terms of her plea agreement, McCandless can be sentenced to a maximum of 45 days in county jail and five years' probation. She isn't expected to serve any time. She also must register as a sex offender but only for 10 years because the sex charge is a misdemeanor