WASHINGTON
KOMO
CLYDE HILL, Wash. – A longtime teacher at Bellevue Christian School has been charged with child molestation after he made sexual contact with a 13-year-old girl in his classes, according to court papers that also say school officials took no action when they first learned of the allegation four years ago.
Documents filed Wednesday in King County Superior Court also show that school administrators knew of at least two similar incidents involving the same teacher and other young girls as far back as 1999, but never reported any of the incidents to law enforcement officials.
The teacher, identified as Edward T. Sloan, 45, has been employed with the school since 1997. He was recently placed on administrative leave through the end of the school year and will not return in the fall, school officials said.
“The defendant has a clear pattern of inappropriate behavior with female students and should not be teaching minors, particularly minor females,” say charging documents filed by the King County Prosecutor’s Office.
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