Calvin Hoang Cat, a former driving instructor for the State of California, has been convicted on 29 groping-related misdemeanors perpetrated upon female students, and today, sentenced to two years in jail. He reportedly said his abusive lechery in each instance stemmed from fear of having no control over the vehicle, according to the San Francisco Chronicle:

Calvin Hoang Cat, 38, of San Jose pleaded no contest in June to molesting 14 girls between the ages of 16 and 18, resulting in 19 counts of annoying or molesting a child under the age of 18, eight counts of sexual battery and two counts of battery. The molestation occurred between Oct. 28 and Nov. 14, when Cat was working in the (Department of Motor Vehicles) Redwood City office.

...In the probation report prepared by authorities, Cat is quoted as saying that he was driven over the edge by a phobia of having no control while being in a car while someone else was driving. “He said the stress of the job brought out the evil in him,” (San Mateo County Chief Deputy District Attorney Steve) Wagstaffe said.

Wagstaffe said the groping often occurred during the parallel parking portion of the driving test, at which time Cat would inform his student that she needed to keep her eye on how close the right rear wheel of the car was to the curb. When asked how one could do that from the driver’s side, he would instruct the girl to release her seat belt and lean over. At that time, Cat would grab her breasts, Wagstaffe said. Cat flunked most of the girls who accused him of molesting them, Wagstaffe said.

This guy definitely is in the running for Creep Of The Year - Domestic, Non-Fatal category.

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Posted by Matt Rosenberg at August 10, 2005 04:17 PM