Kevin Ricks targeted his first known victim at a summer camp for disabled children in North Carolina in 1978.
17 Facts About Kevin Ricks
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The private schools at which he was employed include Brandon Hall School in Atlanta, Georgia, where Kevin Ricks served in a position that required him to live in the dormitory hall with students.
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In 1988, Kevin Ricks moved to Kyushu, Japan, to teach English in the town of Oguni.
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One victim to come forward, Takashi Kajiwara, says that in 1994, Kevin Ricks took him to the United States for a cross country road trip.
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On this road trip, Kajiwara says that Kevin Ricks offered him shots of tequila and he drank until he passed out.
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Video tapes and photographs of Kevin Ricks undressing and molesting Kajiwara were recovered by police.
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Kevin Ricks taught for one year on a temporary teaching license in North Carolina, and immediately afterwards took a job in Danville, Virginia, even though he did not have a license to teach in that state.
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Also during this time, Kevin Ricks entered into a foreign exchange program, Education First, and hosted young students from all over the world in his home.
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In 2000, Kevin Ricks received a three-year teaching license for the state of Maryland and began teaching English at Colonel Richardson High School in Caroline County.
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The school officials allowed Kevin Ricks' teaching contract to expire without renewal, referring to a licensing technicality.
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In 2006, parents of a 13-year-old boy reported that Kevin Ricks asked their son to sit on his lap and play video games, although a police investigation resulted in no charges.
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In 2007, shortly before he was again convicted and spent a weekend in jail, Kevin Ricks was hired in Manassas, Virginia.
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On his application, Kevin Ricks stated that he had never been arrested for or convicted of any crime.
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On February 18,2010, Kevin Ricks was arrested after reports of inappropriate Facebook messages between the boy and Kevin Ricks were received.
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On March 3,2011, Kevin Ricks pleaded guilty to seven charges of producing and possessing child pornography.
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Over a dozen teenagers had come forward to say that Kevin Ricks had molested them.
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The charges, resulting in a prison sentence of 25 years, are mostly related to his offenses in Virginia and Maryland, as well as the trips to the West Coast that Kevin Ricks invited several students on.