Former MCPS Teacher Who Pleaded Guilty to Child Sex Abuse Charges Sentenced

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John Vigna, 57, of Silver Spring, a former Montgomery County Public Schools teacher who pleaded guilty in March to one count of Sexual Child Abuse and three counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor, was sentenced today in Rockville. Vigna was originally sentenced to 48 years in prison in 2017 but that conviction was overturned last year and he was released on bond as he awaited a new trial. 

According to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office, “In the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, MD, today the Honorable Theresa Chernosky sentenced defendant, John Vigna, 57, of Silver Spring, a former Montgomery County Public Schools teacher, to 30 years in prison suspend all but time served. Vigna pleaded guilty on March 1, 2024, to one count of Sexual Child Abuse and three counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor for crimes he committed against multiple students at Cloverly Elementary School between 2001 and 2016.

The defendant will be required to register as a sex offender for the duration of his life. The judge ordered that he complete five years of probation with multiple conditions including supervision by COMET (Collaborative Offender Management/Enforced Treatment), no unsupervised contact with minors, and no contact with the victims or their families.”

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