WASHINGTON
The Spokesman-Review
May 29, 2013
Thomas Clouse The Spokesman-Review
A Spokane man has been charged with child rape and molestation in a case that has prompted Gonzaga University officials to review on-campus security measures.
Timothy D. Woodard, 48, a Gonzaga employee, is facing seven felony charges, including first-degree rape and first-degree child molestation, stemming from events that the victim said occurred in 1998 or 1999 when he was 10.
The charges prompted an email from Gonzaga University President Thayne McCulloh, who wrote university staff because Woodard continued to work there as a general maintenance employee. Once officials learned of the charges, they placed Woodard on administrative leave.
“The allegations state that some abuse may have taken place on Gonzaga’s campus; specifically, there are allegations that one or more instances occurred in our fitness facilities,” McCulloh wrote in an email obtained by The Spokesman-Review. “The incidents alleged in these charges are extremely serious, and I am deeply saddened to learn of them.”
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