Missouri teacher 'hired hitman to kill seven-year-old boy he molested'
The IndependentThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Authorities say the sex crime happened three years ago but Mr Taylor wasn’t charged until November with three counts of sodomy. Mr Taylor went on to become a fifth-grade teacher at in the Ferguson-Florissant School District at Walnut Grove Elementary school. administrators there told local news outlets he “went through the same process that all of our teaching candidates go through” but nothing showed up on his criminal background check or sexual abuse registry background check. According to Missouri’s KSDK news channel, Mr Taylor continued receiving income from the school for a period of time while behind bars.