Several school employees have been arrested and charged with a felony for failing to report that a student was allegedly sexually assaulted.
Five current and former Palm Beach Central High School officials have been arrested and charged with felony failure to report the assault of a minor after not reporting that a 15-year-old student was allegedly assaulted, according to court records.
The 15-year-old girl's parents ended up reporting the alleged assault to police on Aug. 20, 2021. Despite evidence corroborating the allegations against the suspect, the teen and her parents decided not to pursue charges out of fear the matter would be prolonged in the legal system, inhibiting the victim's "therapeutic progress," according to a criminal affidavit filed against Edgecomb.
In June 2021, a friend of the victim wrote a letter outlining concerns for the victim, who was allegedly sexually assaulted by two boys, with the victim experiencing anxiety and panic attacks leading to self-harm, according to court records. The student gave this letter to the chorus teacher, Houchins, confident he would see to it that it was "routed properly," according to court documents.
Carter did not report the alleged sexual assault mentioned in the letter to DCF, according to court records. She later told law enforcement that her superiors at the high school instructed her to stay out of the matter because it was being investigated at a higher level. In a meeting with the unnamed person, Cayado De Garcia said she wanted the parents of the victim to report the alleged assault and that the school had not done so because there was no indication that the victim was not safe, according to court records.
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