Ex-Schaumburg teacher pleads guilty in sex case
A former Schaumburg Christian School math teacher was sentenced to 30 months probation Tuesday in exchange for his guilty plea to sexual exploitation of a child.
Paul LaDuke, 76, of Hanover Park, must also complete a mental health evaluation and register as a sex offender for 10 years.
Additionally, Cook County Judge Ellen Mandletort ordered that LaDuke have no unsupervised contact with children under 18.
LaDuke was sitting behind a podium during his morning Algebra 2 class last November when he exposed himself to nine high school students who were under age 16, said Cook County Assistant State's Attorney Mike Gerber.
He later made a statement to police admitting what he had done, Gerber said.
During an earlier hearing, defense attorney Frank Furlett said his client suffers from frontal lobe dysfunction, a brain condition that compromises impulse control and social inhibitions, he said.
However, LaDuke co-counsel Irv Seidler insisted the diagnosis does not suggest insanity.
“This is more a case of diminished capacity,” Seidler said.
Extensive mitigation, including LaDuke's age, lack of criminal history and accomplishments, made probation an appropriate sentence, Seidler said.