Guide Note

In 2007, former Florida middle school teacher Aaron Mohanlal was convicted of sexually abusing an underage student. A judge sentenced Mohanlal to 43 years in prison, but he remained free on bond pending an appeal.¹

On August 1, 2008, the judge in the case revoked Mohanlal's bond, ordering him back into state custody.¹

Fast Facts

1. 2007: Aaron Mohanlal convicted of sexually abusing an underage student¹
2. Abuse involved a 12-year-old boy²
3. Mohanlal was accused of sexually abusing the seventh grader in a school supply closet during the 2003-04 school year²
4. Jury convicted Mohanlal of 13 counts, including child molestation¹
5. Mohanlal was sentenced to 43 years in prison¹
6. July 2008: Mohanlal remained free on bond¹
7. Victim said he couldn't "understand why he (Mohanlal) isn't behind bars"¹
8. Mohanlal taught art at New Renaissance Middle School in Miramar, Florida²
9. Mohanlal resigned after his 2005 arrest¹
10. August 2008: Mohanlal's bond revoked¹

After Mohanlal was convicted of sexually abusing a student, he was sentenced to 43 years in prison. The presiding judge in the 2007 trial granted Mohanlal bond while the former teacher appealed his case. Under terms of the bond agreement, Mohanal was allowed to live and work in the South Florida area. Mohanal did have to register as a sex offender, and wear a GPS monitoring device. He was not permitted to have any contact with the victim or his family.^{1 3}

Aaron Mohanlal was ordered back into state custody by a judge on August 1, 2008. The judge ruled that the collateral put up for the bond, including several homes, was not worth the amount Mohanlal's attorneys originally claimed. One of the homes used for the bond is in foreclosure.¹