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Former Elida Teacher: Charges Unconstitutional?

February 1, 2007 |

Yes. Call in sick to work and then drive to another town where you get caught trying to meet a 14 year old student. The defense. The law you charged me with is unconstitutional.

An Elida teacher who resigned after he was arrested for alleging using the Internet to arrange a sexual rendezvous with who he thought was a 14-year-old girl has asked a judge to dismiss his case.

Michael Rossfeld’s attorney filed a motion Tuesday to dismiss the two charges against him saying the law under which he was charged is unconstitutional. Rossfeld was charged with importuning and attempted unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, both felonies. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Police officials said Rossfeld drove to Fairborn on Dec. 7 to meet who he thought was a 14-year-old girl but who was, in reality, a Fairborn police officer.

Fairborn officials said Rossfeld used his classroom computer to talk to an undercover officer almost every day for more than a month. The day of his arrest, he had called in sick to work.

Also in the case, Greene County officials have filed a lawsuit to seize his pickup truck, which he used to drive to Fairborn.

In the meantime the Fairborn police want the truck seized as it was used in a crime. What do they say? Don’t do the crime if you are willing to do the time? The piper has come and he is demanding to be paid. Sad story… really it is. Just let the others who are stalking our children beware. Sadder yet is when teachers and coaches were people you could trust. Now all we seem to see in the news are teachers and students getting into trouble… together.


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