1A SUNDAY, MAY 11, 2014 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | $1.50 Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM Eagle Scouts County records SUNDAY EDITION do anything are going but give up. 3A online. 1C Teachers won’t be charged For failing to report girl’s Todd and at least two have faced felony charges, he said. other school employ- According to the arrest report, on allegations of sex abuse. ees knew of the 8-year- April 11 the victim told two students on Punishments old girl’s claims but did a school bus that she had been raped By ROBERT BRIDGES not report them to the by her stepfather. The students told being kept
[email protected] state Department of district employee Ashley Hargrove, who Children and Families told fellow employee Yvonne Melgaard. Administrators and other personnel as required by law, Melgaard reported it to Gassett, who at Pinemount Elementary School are according to an arrest Lyles contacted Todd. under wraps unlikely to face criminal charges for fail- report of the girl’s Gassett and Todd met with the vic- ure to report a student’s claims of sexual alleged abuser. tim’s mother, who told them she kept a District to delay report abuse, Third Circuit State Attorney Jeff “Based on what I’ve been told I’m not close eye on her daughter and could not Siegmeister said Saturday. inclined to file on them,” Siegmeister believe she had been sexually abused. on punitive measures. Pinemount assistant principal Marilyn said, though he declined to elaborate. In Gassett, guidance counselor Amanda all, four or more district employees could TEACHERS continued on 3A STORY, PAGE 3A.