BEFORE THE TEACHER STANDARDS AND PRACTICES COMMISSION
OF THE STATE OF OREGON

In the Matter of the )

Teaching License of ) DEFAULT ORDER

MARK RAYMOND WILLIAMS ) REVOKING LICENSE

)

On or about April 28, 1997, the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission received

information that Mark Raymond Williams had been cited for Contributing to the

Sexual Delinquency of a Minor and Sex Abuse III and that these allegations involved

a female student in the district. On August 25, 1997, Williams was convicted of the

crimes of Sex Abuse III and Official Misconduct in Yamhill County District Court.

The Executive Secretary took action to notify Williams of intent to revoke his Oregon

Teaching License, and to inform him of his opportunity for hearing.

The notice was dated September 25, 1997, and signed by David V. Myton, Executive

Secretary. Mr. Williams did not request a hearing.

FINDINGS OF FACT
I 1. Mark Raymond Williams holds a Standard Teaching License endorsed in music
and valid from September 2, 1994 to June 19, 2000.

2. On August 25, 1997, Williams was convicted of the crimes 0f Sex Abuse III
and Official Misconduct on August 25, 1997 in Yamhill County District Court.
Williams was sentenced to a 30 day jail sentence for each conviction to be
served concurrently. Williams also received five years probation for each ‘
conviction. l

3. These crimes involved a female high school student in Dayton School District
where Williams was employed as a teacher.

ULTIMATE FINDINGS OF FACT

Mark Raymond Sherman plead "no contest" and was convicted of one count of Sex

Abuse III and one count of Official Misconduct in Yamhill County District Court on

August 25, 1997.

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CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
Under ORS 342.175 conviction for the crime of Sex Abuse III requires the
Commission to revoke the license of an educator.
ORDER
The Commission revokes the Oregon Teaching License, issued to Mark Raymond
Williams, ' for conviction of the crimes of Sex Abuse
III and Official Misconduct.
A a?
Dated this i day of DQ/V , 1997.
TEACHER STANDARDS AND PRACTICES COMMISSION
40 l ta,
By: l
David V. Myton, xecutive Secretary
NOTICE OF APPEAL OR RIGHTS
YOU ARE ENTITLED TO JUDICIAL REVIEW OF THIS ORDER. JUDICIAL
REVIEW MAY BE OBTAINED BY FILING A PETITION FOR REVIEW WITHIN
60 DAYS FROM THE SERVICE OF THIS ORDER. JUDICIAL REVIEW IS
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ORS 183.482 TO THE OREGON COURT
OF APPEALS.
DVM/cs
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. CERTIFICATE OF MAILING
I hereby certify that I served the foregoing order by mailing a true copy thereof
certified by me as such by regular U.S. mail and by U.S. Certified Mail with Return
Receipt Requested to:
MARK RAYMOND WILLIAMS i
YAMHILL COUNTY CORRECTIONS FACILITY
535 E FIFTH STREET
MC MINNVILLE OR 97128
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Dated this Z 'lfl day of M, I997.
Byzi jigzgflg Q f/i $176711
Cha lene A. Smith
Secretary to the Commission ‘
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