Scott Bean

Scott Bean played trombone.

In 2019 CBS News reported Scott Bean was arrested in a sting for soliciting what he believed to be a 13-year-old girl. He pled guilty to sexual exploitation of a child and sexual contact and was sentenced to 5 months in jail. University of Denver suspended him following the arrest. He died in 2021 at age 48.

Affiliations

Central Connecticut State University (professor)

Norfolk Chamber Festival (faculty artist)

The Hartt School (University of Hartford) (professor)

University of Denver (associate professor)

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (professor)

Yale School of Music (faculty)

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Articles

CBS News (September 10, 2019). 'Brandi' And Bean: How Online Sex Sting Ensnared Prominent DU Music Professor. CBS News. Archived from the original on April 10, 2026.
CBS News (October 10, 2019). DU Music Professor Scott Bean Pleads Guilty In Sex Sting. CBS News. Archived from the original on April 10, 2026.
CBS Colorado (November 16, 2019). Scott Bean, Former DU Music Professor, Sentenced To Jail Time In Underage Sex Sting. CBS News. Archived from the original on August 26, 2025.
Hartford Courant (February 20, 2021). Scott B. Bean. Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on June 28, 2025.

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