Teacher suspended after soliciting former student

Hmmm, think there will be a bit less sympathy for this guy than there was for Debra LaFave and Mary Kay Letourneau? They are viewed as adults with extremely poor judgment, but this guy will be called a child molester. Not that we’re defending his actions, not by any means, just that there seems to be a gender-based double-standard for sexual predators in our society.

A Park Forest teacher was suspended without pay on Tuesday after school officials learned he was arrested on charges of sending sexual messages to a former student at a Joliet high school.

Doug A. Schreiber, 22, of the 1700 block of Glenwood Avenue in Joliet has been charged with two counts of felony indecent solicitation of a minor for allegedly exchanging sexual messages with a 15-year-old girl, officials said. Schreiber was arrested at his home Friday and released after posting $5,000 bail.

Joliet police said the victim and her parents came forward last week to report Schreiber, who allegedly exchanged messages with the girl via the Internet and a cell phone on Dec. 26. The felony charges allege an intent of criminal sexual assault and sexual abuse, authorities said.