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Ex-Palmdale teacher sentenced for sexual assault of student

by The AV Times Staff • July 22, 2021

Anthony Faaborg, a retired US Air Force officer, began teaching at Pete Knight High School in 2016. [Image via Facebook]
PALMDALE – A former teacher at a high school in Palmdale was sentenced Thursday to seven years and four months in state prison for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old student.

Anthony Mahari Faaborg, now 54, was also ordered to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

Faaborg pleaded no contest June 30 to three counts of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor and one count each of oral copulation of a minor under 16 and lewd or lascivious act with a minor 14 or 15.

Faaborg had inappropriate sexual conduct with a 15-year-old female student in 2019 while he was a teacher at Pete Knight High School.

Faaborg was arrested in February 2020 at his home in Palmdale. He was subsequently released on bond later that month, but taken into custody again about a month ago and has remained behind bars since then, jail records show.

The victim has filed a civil lawsuit against Faaborg, Pete Knight High School Vice Principal Michael Ybarra, and the Antelope Valley Union High School District. The Los Angeles County Superior Court lawsuit alleges negligent supervision, sexual battery, sexual harassment and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Previous related stories:

Palmdale teacher pleads no contest to sex with student, victim suing school district

Palmdale teacher pleads not guilty to sex with student

High school teacher in Palmdale accused of sexual relationship with student

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Filed Under: Crime/ Safety, Education, Home, Palmdale

7 comments for "Ex-Palmdale teacher sentenced for sexual assault of student"

  1. JJ says

    July 24, 2021 at 7:15 am

    Everybody has choices

  2. Kathy Del Favero says

    July 23, 2021 at 2:00 pm

    It may have been a setup, but a decent grown-up man wouldn’t have fallen into that trap. It’s just sad for everyone involved.

    • Cynic says

      July 24, 2021 at 3:27 pm

      On the contrary. The previous story mentioned that the teacher gave the student marijuana, vape, and vodka. If anything, it was predatory behavior by the teacher.

  3. Ceeric burdenlia Stevens says

    July 22, 2021 at 9:43 pm

    Besides the teacher being gross, he is also very stupid.
    Hope it was worth it, years in jail, never able to teach again or actually any job, being he is now a registered sex offender and felon.
    REALLY hope it was worth it , you pathetic man.

  4. Sentenced says

    July 22, 2021 at 7:51 pm

    The Air Farce hero won’t be smiling for long.

    • Bull says

      July 22, 2021 at 9:02 pm

      Personally I think this was a setup so the family can make money by the little daughter like she didn’t know what was going on to begin with how can people be so stupid

      • bob dobs says

        July 23, 2021 at 3:24 pm

        The guy is a creep and threw his career away.

        What’s with the 15 year old smoking week and drinking vodka with the teacher? That can’t be her first Rodeo. Girls home life must be seriously screwed up for her to go this route.

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