Carterville School Employee on Leave, Enters Plea in Abuse Case More Than a Year After FBI Tip

The employee was placed on leave over a year after the FBI received a tip, and has since entered a plea in the case involving a former student.

By Verna Slate, Williamson County Bureau

CARTERVILLE, Ill. — A Carterville school employee has been placed on leave amid allegations of sexual abuse, more than a year after the FBI first received a tip about the case, according to Capitol City Now.

The employee has entered a plea in the case, which involves alleged sexual assault and abuse of a former student, KFVS12 reported.

Both outlets' reporting concerns a Carterville case involving a school employee, sexual abuse allegations, and a former student. This bureau has not independently confirmed additional details beyond what Capitol City Now and KFVS12 have reported.

Sourced from Capitol City Now and KFVS12.

— Compiled from reporting by Capitol City Now and KFVS12.

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