Substitute teacher charged with molesting kindergartner at Washington elementary school
06/25/2019 10:47 am PDT
via KCPQ:
KENT, Wash. (KCPQ) -- A 72-year-old substitute teacher has been charged with molesting a kindergartner at an elementary school in Kent.
Court documents say it happened June 4 at Emerald Park Elementary School, when John Deveiteo was filling in for a teacher who went home sick.
Deveiteo, who has been a substitute teacher with the Kent School District since last year, reportedly had the child stay inside the classroom while other students went to recess.
According to the court documents, Deveiteo reportedly molested the 6-year-old girl after asking her to sit on his lap and watch a cartoon.
She told her parents about the encounter the same day.
Deveiteo has been charged with first-degree child molestation. His bail is $150,000.
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