A “body safety” class for elementary school students in Montgomery
County prompted an 11-year-old girl to report how a longtime teacher at
the school allegedly had been improperly touching her for 18 months,
according to recently filed court documents.
The girl’s
disclosure led to a police investigation, which led to county detectives
speaking with the girl and with a friend. On Monday, police charged
third-grade teacher John Vigna, 49, with two counts of sexual abuse of a
minor and five counts of third-degree sexual offense, authorities said.
Vigna
had taught at Cloverly Elementary School for 24 years before being put
on administrative leave this year. He also helped run an after-school
computer club and the school’s student safety patrol.
According to a police document filed in court Monday, Vigna forced
one of the students to sit on his lap and held her there when she tried
to leave. He also allegedly squeezed her buttocks at times when she
hugged him goodbye. With the other student, Vigna is alleged to have
improperly rubbed her while hugging her.
“I know that you agree
that the behavior alleged in the charging document is both disturbing
and disappointing,” Melissa Brunson, Cloverly’s principal, wrote in a
letter to students’ parents Monday, adding that such actions “will not
be tolerated or ignored.”..
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/montgomery-county-police-charge-3rd-grade-teacher-with-sex-abuse/2016/06/27/3483a0be-3c6a-11e6-84e8-1580c7db5275_story.html
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