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

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 ...

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.

Stearns was one of two teachers arrested last November after St. Helens police began an investigation into sex abuse at the high school. Stearns now faces 18 charges of sexual abuse involving 12 ...

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 ...

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

ST. HELENS, Ore. (KATU) — Eric Stearns, one of the St. Helens High School teachers accused of sexual abuse, has been fired by the district. The St. Helens School District Board voted unanimously ...

Circuit Judge Nickolas Brajcich wrote that he believes he can be "fair and impartial," but concerns raised by the teacher's defense lawyer "could create an appearance of bias." ...