> Democrat & Chronicle Newspaper from Rochester, NY
> Ex-teacher back behind bars
> By Michael Zeigler
> Staff Writer
> (September 17, 2003) - A former middle school teacher who received
> probation after admitting he molested three boys is heading to prison for
> violating terms of his release.
>
> Monroe County Court Judge Patricia D. Marks sentenced Joseph F. DeLorenzo
> on Tuesday to one to three years behind bars for violating probation by
> drinking alcohol and driving while impaired.
>
> Marks said DeLorenzo squandered chances given him by the court system.
>
> "We've tried everything over the years and we're done," she said.
>
> Assistant District Attorney Alan Reed, who asked that DeLorenzo be sent to
> prison, said DeLorenzo showed he needs supervision
>
> DeLorenzo, 57, of Chili, taught science in the Gates Chili school district
> before retiring in 2000, when allegations arose that he groomed adolescent
> boys in his charge to be his sex partners. He pleaded guilty in 2001 to
> charges of third-degree sodomy and possession of a sexual performance by a
> child in connection with the molestation of three teenage boys.
>
> He was sentenced to six months in the County Jail and five years'
> probation. Although he faced up to four years in prison, prosecutors
> offered a lesser sentence because therapists said DeLorenzo's victims
> would be traumatized by testifying against him.
>
> During a visit to his home in March, probation officers charged him with
> violating probation after he admitted he drank before driving. He pleaded
> guilty to the violation in April.
>
> Marks allowed his release pending his sentencing but ordered him to stay
> in his home on Red Bud Drive. But she took him into custody July 31 when
> he left his home without permission and probation officers found items in
> his home that could violate his probation.
>
> DeLorenzo apologized before his sentencing but accused probation officers
> of being relentless.
>
> "They have to be relentless," Marks replied.
> Monroe County Jail
> 750 East Hennrietta Road
> Rochester, NY 14623
> 716-428-5339
> http://www.monroecountysheriff.info/neighbor/Sex_Offenders/DELORENZOweb.pd
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