The judge overseeing the sex abuse case against a St. Helens teacher has taken himself off the case. The teacher in question is Eric Stearns.

Eric Stearns, one of the St. Helen's High School teachers accused of sexual abuse, has been fired by the district.

ST. HELENS, Ore. — The judge for the trial of St. Helens High School teacher Eric Stearns has recused himself this week to "avoid any further undue delay" in the case, where Stearns faces 18 ...

A second judge has been selected to preside over the trial of Eric Stearns, a choir teacher at St. Helens High School who has been accused of sexually abusing his students, after the previous ...

The St. Helens High School choir teacher Eric Stearns, who is currently in jail facing accusations of sex abuse, was formally ...

Choir teacher Eric Stearns faces 18 charges of sexual abuse. He was put on leave after his first arrest in November, but had not been officially fired.

Judge Nickolas Brajcich recused himself on Tuesday, after Stearns and his defense attorney, Jennifer Myrick, pushed for a new judge.

Columbia County Circuit Judge Nickolas Brajcich on Tuesday recused himself from presiding over the case of a St. Helens High School choir teacher accused of sexual abuse, partly to avoid further delay ...

St. Helens High School teacher Eric Stearns was arrested on additional sex abuse charges on Saturday, according to the St. Helens Police Department.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The St. Helens High School choir teacher Eric Stearns, who is currently in jail facing accusations of sex abuse, was formally dismissed from his job on Wednesday night.

The school board held a special meeting Wednesday night and voted unanimously to dismiss 46-year-old Eric Stearns. Stearns was one of two teachers arrested last November after St. Helens police ...