Retired Teacher Arrested For Giving Alcohol To Minors

SOUTH PASADENA (CBS) — A retired Pasadena school teacher was arrested for allegedly furnishing alcohol to minors, including former students, police said Friday.

David Lyman, 66, who used to teach at Blair High School in Pasadena, was taken into custody Thursday and booked on suspicion of furnishing alcohol to a minor, the South Pasadena Police Department reported.

He was released on his own recognizance, pending a court appearance.

The Pasadena Unified School District contacted the South Pasadena Police Department in January, "after their internal investigation revealed current and former Blair students were visiting Lyman's South Pasadena home in the 1700 block of Oxley Street, where Lyman was furnishing alcohol to them and allowing them to view pornography on his computer," police allege.

Detectives interviewed the students and presented their case to the District Attorney's Office, and an arrest warrant was issued, police said.

In California, furnishing alcohol to a minor means giving alcohol to or purchasing it for a person under 21 years of age.

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