ANDERSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio —
An Anderson High School student fabricated claims that her teacher sexually assaulted her, officials with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office say.
The 13-year-old girl claimed that a male teacher grabbed her right arm, unzipped her hoodie and grabbed her breasts, according to a police report. The student told school officials it happened inside the teacher’s classroom during a class break.
But following an investigation, officials with the Sheriff’s Office said there was no wrongdoing, and that the female student made up the entire incident.
The accused teacher is cleared to return to teaching after spending two and a half weeks on leave.
“Although we’ve had a tough day, we’re all working through it,” Forest Hills Superintendent Scot Prebles said. “The repercussions of this do have long term impact.”
District officials confirmed the teacher has been teaching at Anderson High School for more than 20 years. He was hired by the district in 1996.
“We have a staff who is jittery right now, because this could be done on any day to any one of us,” Prebles said. “We’re also going to make sure that we are supporting our staff member. We have a staff member who has been hurt by an accusation. It was not an accurate accusation.
As for the 13-year-old accuser, investigators with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office said the student could be criminally charged. The situation remains under investigation.
“We’re going to do everything we can to help our students, to help this particular student, to work with their family, to make sure that they’re in a good place and they’re maturing and they’re growing from this situation,” Prebles said.
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