Mark L. Kimes, former high school choir teacher; convicted sex offender.
Background
Mark Kimes was born on April 12, 1966 in Vancouver, Washington, United States. Son of Fred and Alice Jane Kimes. In 2020, Kimes was convicted of Sexual Abuse in First Degree, abuse of a male teenager and designated a level one offender, a Sexually Violent Offender.
Education
Bachelor of Science, 1991. PSH, 1995.
Career
Choral director Scappeese High School, Scappeese, Oregon, 1991—1995. Elem band director, music teacher Hartford School District, Hartford, Connecticut, 1996. Band director Westhampton Beach High School, Westhampton, New York, 1996—2000.
Choral director Kings Park High School, Kings Park, 2000—2003, Coordinator Westhampton Band District, Westhampton Beach, New York, 1997—2000. Choir teacher Kings Park High School, Kings Park, New York, 2000—2004, choir teacher Hauppauge High School, New York 2012 - 2019.
With United States Army, since 1989.
Personality
Prosecutors said Kimes gave alcohol to the victim and allowed victim to smoke marijuana in his home and abused him while he slept. It was alleged he used "forcible compulsion" to engage sexual conduct.