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.

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

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 ...

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

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

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 results of a third-party investigation into the sex abuse allegations made against teachers at St. Helens High School is going to be delayed because the inv ...

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A FaceTime "prank" using an old video sourced from Aurukun man Eric Yunkaporta's TikTok account — without his consent — has gone viral on social media, garnering millions of views. Eric's ...

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

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." ...