A former Central Bucks West High School choir teacher who coached famed rock star Pink was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of lewd conduct with former students, according to the Pennsylvania District Attorney’s Office website.
Joseph Oort, 58, was sentenced Monday to two and a half to five years in state prison for sexually assaulting two former students and recording a video of a third student undressing. sentenced. according to Press release from the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office (DA) Office.
The press release stated that in October 2022, Ort did not plead guilty to accusations of obscenity assault, underage corruption, invasion of privacy, and falsification or fabrication of physical evidence. (Related: Inspection report found hundreds of Chicago teachers allegedly molested and raped students)
Former students made statements in court before Ort was sentenced. “You not only violated my privacy, you violated my entire existence,” one person said, according to prosecutors.
Before Joseph Oort, 57, was sentenced, @BucksDaIn court, the three victims gave tearful and forceful statements about how Ort’s actions affected their lives, according to the firm’s office. https://t.co/pFkrZ4XJ0A #backs country #Central Bucks #cbwest
— Bucks County Herald (@BucksCoHerald) June 13, 2023
General Court Judge Jeffrey L. Finley reprimanded Mr. Ort for the impact of his actions on victims, according to a press release. One former student allegedly demanded maximum sentence for Finley Oort.
“You don’t care about anyone but yourself,” Finley told Ort, according to a press release.
Ort was given a five-year suspended sentence and ordered to continue sex offender treatment, participate in mental health screenings and register as a sex offender for the next 15 years, prosecutors continued.
According to a press release, the incident began in February 2022 when investigators discovered Oort had filmed a video of a former schoolboy without his consent.
Oort taught The Philadelphia Inquirer to Pink (real name Alecia Beth Moore Hart), a Central Bucks West student in the 90s. report.
