Editor’s note: This article contains descriptions of child sexual abuse that some readers may find disturbing.
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin – Every day, David Villareal would have lunch in his classroom with a small group of his female second-grade students. The lights were usually off, and they were alone.
In his mind, these lunches were “dates.” He would give the girls toys, trinkets and candy, asking them not to tell anyone, a student later testified.
At Baird Elementary School in Green Bay, Wisconsin, he wanted to be known as the cool teacher, the funny teacher. He volunteered in an after-school running club, and he taught summer school in Sheboygan, where he lived.