Crime & Safety
Teen Sexually Abused Staff Member At Oswego School: Police
The incident took place at East View Academy, police said, alleging the student made contact with the staffer for "his sexual arousal."
OSWEGO, IL — A student from Montgomery is accused of making physical contact with a school staff member for "his sexual arousal," Oswego police said Thursday.
The 18-year-old Damian A. Gonzalez is facing three felony charges — two counts of aggravated battery and one count of criminal sexual abuse — after an incident that occurred Jan. 9 at East View Academy on Route 71 in Oswego.
Oswego police were called last Friday to the therapeutic day school, as the academy describes itself, for a report of a student making physical contact of an insulting or provoking nature with a staff member. Police determined in an investigation that Gonzalez made the contact for his arousal, officials said in a news release.
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Gonzalez was arrested and taken into custody Jan. 14 on a warrant for failure to appear in court. He was taken to the Kendall County jail, from which he was released Thursday afternoon following a pre-trial hearing.
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