High school French teacher David Laughinghouse (pictured) thought he was chatting with a 35-year-old man when he shared some risque pictures of himself on Grindr. Turns out, he was being catfished… by two of his own students.
The students were 16-year-olds Brian Anderson and Brittney Luckenbaugh, who downloaded the 18+ app with the intention of trapping their teacher. After leading 51-year-old Laughinghouse on, they got him to share his private photos, then they proceeded to share them around school.
According to the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office, the teens “[knowingly disclosed] an image of another person… without the affirmative consent of the depicted person.” As a result, they were arrested and charged with misdemeanor disclosure of private images.
“David did not deserve this,” Kay Comuntzis Getsinger, a teacher at Swansboro Middle School, says, “and now those ignorant, mean-spirited students have not only hurt him but will live with this the rest of their lives.”
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As for Laughinghouse, after being publicly humiliated, the school suspended him with pay while police conducted an investigation. He has since been reinstated. Sort of. Instead of returning to his old job, he’s been exiled to a computer lab at a nearby school, where he teaches remotely.
Now, a Change.org petition petition has been created by a former student demanding Laughinghouse be given his old job back.
“A source close to Mr. L says that he is devastated by this decision,” the petition reads. “This ’compromise’ effectively isolates him from his support system.”
“He’s still being punished after becoming a victim.”
So far, the petition has gathered nearly 4,500 signatures.
Anderson and Luckenbaugh were released from jail this week on $5,000 bail. They are scheduled to appear before a judge on June 15.
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radiooutmike
Jesus, only a $5000 bail, for Brian and Brittney destroying man’s life? What an injustice. Unbelievable that these two were parented by actual human beings.
btrmale
What little shits they are! Probably have parents who will laugh about it and never do anything to correct anything that the idiots do. They should’ve held them in jail for a year
ShowMeGuy
Grindr should take them to civil court as well…..since they violated the TOS and lied about their ages.
edward_livingston
I hope he sues the kids and there parents for a ton of money and Grinder for not protecting him on an adult website allowing minors on
Mort
A schoolteacher sharing (presumably) naked pictures of himself over social media with a stranger? Two stupid, nasty kids setting out to “destroy” him? I suspect that common sense and decency are on life support in Onslow County.
I also suspect that the teacher was suspended not for being gay but for being a moron. In fact, almost everyone in this story sounds like a moron.
ErikO
Yes they do all sound like morons. Friends of mine that use sex/dating apps like grindr, etc. told me how they do not share nude pics on there since they will be shared with others. The one friend has kids and he obviously does not want nudes of himself out there, as they both know how to use cellphones/social media.
Danny595
51 years old and instead of having a husband and a family, he is out there trying to have sex with complete strangers. Sad life.
Donston
That’s ridiculously judge-y. You have no idea about his social circumstances and how he grew up. Some people never want true commitment or simply can’t find the “right one”. Some gay men find it ridiculously hard to love a man and commit to a man, even nowadays. It is what it is. Still, I don’t have much sympathy. At his age, being a school teacher- gotta know better. But of course those kids are freakin’ predators.
Chris
Yeah he’s a victim. But what happened to common sense? Never share X-rated shots of yourself; think of how many people’s pix get shared without their consent — even through this site’s click bait articles (which I happily click on, I admit).
MediaGuy
After being slammed by a drug addict for his ghetto-grammer and spelling, ChrisK has returned to Queerty as just plain-old Chris. Nice try, but you can’t hide. Here’s how Chris’ original post looked like.
“Yeah he a victim. But what happen to common cents? Never Cher xray ted shots of yourself; (look at this semi-colon guys, just call me Dr. Einstein), think; of how many; people’s pix; get Cher’d; without their conscent — even through; this site’s click bate articles (which I happily click on, I admit)”.
Chris never noticed; that autocorrect; fixed; his original post. He thought; it; was; fine. Hahhaa. Codone is right about you.
surreal33
The cruel joke is a supposed adult trolling on Grindr. Get your life together you should have seen this bullet coming a mile away.
ErikO
Exactly. If you share nude pics, especially ones that show your face, they WILL be shared with others and probably posted on amateur porn sites like someone’s tumblr page.
badamsthies
Wait, gay men claiming this teacher was stupid? Come on! We are all entitled to private lives. Judging a person because they shared pictures wreaks of Puritanism. Teachers should not have to be asexual.