Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Former Tennent choral director Tyrone Dinkins will face 16 counts related to unlawful contact with female students on January 7.
County Judge Wallace Bateman has postponed the trial of former William Tennent High School choral director Tyrone Dinkins until January 7 after Dinkins appeared in court Tuesday without legal representation. Dinkins, 37, has remained in the county correctional facility since his arrest in August over allegations that he had indecent contact with a number of his female students. He faces four felonies and 12 misdemeanors related to the accusations of unlawful content and indecent assault of the students. At a preliminary hearing before magisterial Judge Daniel Finello in September, each victim detailed their encounters with Dinkins, ranging from suggestive text messages, comments about the way they dressed or physical contact that included …
Friday, September 28, 2012
The former choral director will be arraigned in Doylestown on November 2. He has been remanded to the Bucks County Correctional Facility.
All 16 charges against former William Tennent High School choral director Tyrone Dinkins stemming from accusations of unlawful and inappropriate contact with female students have been upheld by Warminster Magesterial Judge Daniel Finello at a preliminary hearing Friday morning. Unable to post bail, Dinkins has been remanded to Bucks County Correctional Facility, where he will await his November 2 arraignment in Doylestown. He was released this morning from prison to attend the hearing, where eight current and former William Tennent students, ranging from ages 16 to 20 years old, testified to encounters with Dinkins that made them feel awkward and uncomfortable. The level of contact with each alleged victim varied between testimony, from …
The former William Tennent High School music teacher was being held at the Bucks County Correctional Facility following allegations of inappropriate incidents with female students.
Update: Fri, Sept 28. 1:30 p.m. Tyrone Dinkins was released from jail to attend a preliminary hearing in Warminster this morning. Charges will move forward against the former William Tennent High School music teacher. He has returned to Bucks County Correctional Facility, to await his arraignment November 2. Original story below: Tyrone Dinkins was released from jail Friday, according to the Bucks County Correctional Facility's website. Dinkins, a former music teacher at William Tennent High School, stands accused of several counts related to alleged inappropriate incidents with female students. Dinkins turned himself over to authorities for arraignment after the Bucks County District Attorney's office issued a warrant for his arrest …
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Former William Tennent High School Music Teacher Tyrone Dinkins faces 16 counts of felony and misdemeanor charges that include unlawful contact with a minor and indecent assault.
The preliminary hearing for former William Tennent music teacher Tyrone Dinkins has been moved from August 10 to September 28, 9:15 a.m. at the Warminster district court, according to court documents. Dinkins turned himself over to authorities Tuesday afternoon for arraignment after the Bucks County District Attorney's office issued a warrant for his arrest. According to the affidavit, eight female students ranging in age from 16 to 19 years old accused the high school choral director of inappropriate sexual behavior. The investigation by Warminster officers resulted in 16 criminal counts, including two felony charges of unlawful conatct with a minor, four misdemeanor counts of corruption of minors, four misdemeanor charges of indecent …
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
The former choral director for William Tennent was unable to post 10 percent of the $800,000 bail and has been sent to the Bucks County Correctional Facility.
Former William Tennent choral director Tyrone Dinkins has been charged with two felony counts of unlawful contact with a minor and several misdemeanor charges of corruption of minors, indecent assault and harassment during an arraignment hearing Tuesday afternoon at the Warminster district court. District Judge Daniel Finello set bail at $800,000, but Dinkins was unable to post a 10 percent bond and has been sent to the Bucks County Correctional Facility. If he is able to post bail, Dinkins must stay away from all high school facilities and events and can only be around his three children under adult supervision, per the court's orders. A preliminary hearing has been tentatively set for August 10. The criminal investigation began in early …
Monday, August 6, 2012
Tyrone Dinkins has been accused of several counts of unlawful contact with eight victims at the high school.
Bucks County District Attorney David Heckler and Warminster Police Chief Michael Murphy have issued an arrest warrant for former William Tennent vocal director Tyrone Dinkins. According to a release, the Warminster Police Department received a complaint of inappropriate contact between a teacher and several students at William Tennent High School. The police department launched an intensive investigation into this complaint, with the full cooperation of the Centennial School District, the release said. Dinkins is charged with multiple counts related to unlawful contact with a minor. These charges stem from incidents which were reported just prior to the end of the school year. Eight victims have been identified and all the incidents …
Mary
1:29 pm on Monday, April 22, 2013
I think we should wait for trial before coming to any conclusions. Even to weather he admitted to anything or not. Let him have his day in court and let us not make assumptions. more ›