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Five Florida high school staffers charged with failing to report abuse of 15-year-old girl
NY Post ^ | 07 25 2023 | Ronny Reyes

Posted on 07/27/2023 8:24:36 AM PDT by yesthatjallen

A Florida high school principal and four staffers were arrested after allegedly failing to report the alleged sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl to the state.

Palm Beach Central High School Principal Darren Edgecomb, 58, was booked Monday night for his alleged failure, police said.

Charges were also filed against assistant principal Dan Snider, 49, assistant principal Nereyda Garcia, 37, chorus teacher Scott Houchins, 53, and school behavioral therapist Priscilla Carter.

Charging documents revealed that school administrators were alerted to the abuse on June 16, 2021, when a friend of the victim wrote a letter alleging that the 15-year-old had been assaulted by two students, CBS 12 reports.

The letter said the victim “has had many problems with guys and has been sexually assaulted by two of them,” with the friend claiming that they had witnessed the suspects “not taking no for an answer.”

The letter added that the victim was suffering anxiety and panic attacks as a result of the assault, which was leading her to commit “self-harm.”

The letter was received by Houchins and seen by at least five staff members, none of whom reported the case to the Department of Children and Families, which is mandated by state law, according to the affidavit.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: arth; childabuse; childendangerment; children; education; florida; publicschool; sexabuse
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To: Menehune56

This story cleared things up for me:

https://nypost.com/2020/08/15/nyc-pledged-to-ban-teacher-rubber-rooms-they-went-underground-instead/


21 posted on 07/27/2023 10:07:33 AM PDT by Menehune56 ("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
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To: rottndog

The mugs make me wanna guess the 2 perps were black and the victim is white... Why else wouldn’t they report it??


22 posted on 07/27/2023 10:08:58 AM PDT by sit-rep
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To: Menehune56

Seems like a great way to keep getting paid is for some “anonymous” person to file a complaint and then hang out for months or years before a hearing and then show your proof2 you were not guilty. What a scam.


23 posted on 07/27/2023 10:55:01 AM PDT by WASCWatch ( WASC)
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To: yesthatjallen

have not seen this in the local Miami media.


24 posted on 07/27/2023 11:25:34 AM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
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To: Recovering_Democrat; Joe Brower

Florida news ignored by most Florida media ping.


25 posted on 07/27/2023 11:26:05 AM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
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To: yesthatjallen
The Palm Beach County School System is large and badly run. Their headquarters though is like an upscale shopping mall, with individual office buildings connected by a lengthy, soaring, air conditioned glass atrium that spares the staff the potential unpleasantness of Florida's weather. The staff enjoy amenities that include two cafeterias, several snack bars, a Starbucks, and an office supplies shop. In my experience, the worst government bureaucracies have the most well-feathered nests.
26 posted on 07/27/2023 1:14:34 PM PDT by Rockingham
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To: rottndog

Ouch


27 posted on 07/27/2023 1:19:32 PM PDT by Fledermaus (It's time to get rid of the Three McStooges; Mitch, Kevin and Ronna!)
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