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Teacher's aide accused of fondling
boy
By Kieran Nicholson
Denver Post Staff Writer
Article Last Updated: 04/22/2007
01:00:51 AM MDT
A female teacher's aide at a
special-education school in Lakewood is accused of kissing and
fondling a teenage boy she knows from school.
April T. Robertson, 32, who works
at the Jefferson County Public Schools' Sobesky Academy, allegedly met
a 15-year-old student twice in December off school grounds and had
sexual contact with the boy, according to court documents.
Robertson was arrested by Lakewood
police Thursday. She appeared in court in Golden on Friday and was
released on a $15,000 bond.
The student, who was not identified
in the affidavit, told police in March that he met Robertson at
Colorado Mills mall on Dec. 22 and Dec. 23. They left the mall in
Robertson's car and went to a nearby park and a nearby condominium
project, where they kissed and fondled inside the car, the teenager
told investigators.
The boy told investigators that
Robertson exposed a piece of jewelry she was wearing under her
clothing during one of the alleged encounters. Investigators found a
piece of jewelry matching the teen's description, according to the
affidavit.
After the second alleged incident,
the boy told his brother and father, the affidavit states.
Robertson, who is on unpaid
administrative leave from the school, was interviewed by investigators
April 2 in the principal's office at the academy. She denied having
any sexual contact with the student.
Robertson did recall seeing the
student at Colorado Mills mall over Christmas break "but denied ever
stopping to talk to him, or leaving the mall with him," she told
investigators.
The student had left Robertson love
poems and drawings on her desk and "appeared to be obsessed with her,"
she told police.
Colin Bresee, Robertson's attorney,
said his client had told school officials the boy had "obsessive
behavior" about her.
"She has a great deal of
disappointment. She asked for help and the school district washed
their hands of this," Bresee said.
The affidavit states the school
district denies having a record or reports from Robertson about the
student's behavior.
Lynn Setzer, a spokeswoman for the
school district, declined to comment specifically about the case
because of the ongoing investigation.
The academy teaches students with
special physical and emotional needs, Setzer said.
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