NOBLESVILLE, Ind. -- A former Noblesville School Corporation employee was charged Tuesday with five counts of battery for alleged inappropriate contact with multiple students.
The charges were announced by Noblesville police in a news release Thursday.
According to the release, police were notified on Feb. 24 that DCS had received allegations of criminal activity involving an employee at White River Elementary School, located at 1900 Cumberland Road, that had allegedly occurred between Jan. 2 and March 6.
Police didn’t specify what the alleged criminal activity was, but said it involved an employee and “a number of students.”
As a result of the investigation, the Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office charged Ted W. Weigel, 60, of Indianapolis, with five counts of misdemeanor battery.
Following the announcement of charges Thursday, Noblesville schools released the following statement:
“It’s very upsetting to us that someone would violate the trust of our students. We have been cooperating fully with Noblesville Police during their investigation.
We are thankful that our process for reporting such incidents worked as intended. Our staff and students have all been trained on body safety issues and when students felt uncomfortable they raised the issue with a trusted adult. We took those concerns seriously.
In February 2017, Noblesville Schools immediately contacted the Noblesville Police Department (NPD) and in addition, we conducted an internal investigation once allegations of inappropriate behavior were brought to our attention. We put the non-teaching staff member on paid administrative leave during our investigation and once completed, we terminated his employment on February 28.
We are grateful that this threat has been removed from our school and we appreciate NPD’s support of our children and community.”
An initial hearing for Weigel was scheduled for Aug. 24.
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