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Aida Rahman Schomburg
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07/01/08
ARCADIA -- A 45-year-old DeSoto
County elementary school teacher was arrested Saturday in North Port
and charged with sexual battery of a child under 12, and lewd or
lascivious molestation of a child, according to police.
Aida Rahman Schomburg, a
kindergarten teacher at Memorial Elementary School, has been an
employee of the DeSoto County School District since Aug. 1, 2000,
according to DeSoto County School Superintendent Adrian Cline. As a
result of the arrest, school officials said, Schomburg will be placed
on immediate suspension without pay until the matter is adjudicated or
resolved.
According to an affidavit filed
in Sarasota County, Schomburg was arrested by the North Port police
following a forensic interview conducted with a 4-year-old girl. In
the interview, the alleged victim said Schomburg had pinched her over
her clothing, tickled her under her clothing and touched and
penetrated her vaginal area. The child indicated these incidents had
occurred four times, the last on June 20, according to the affidavit.
Schomburg, of the 3200 block of
Magnolia Way in Punta Gorda, was interviewed Saturday by North Port
police, according to the affidavit. She reportedly said that she
"never touched (the child) or any other children in a sexual manner."
The interview ended when Schomburg asked to speak with an attorney.
Schomburg was arrested at 5:41
p.m., and bond was set at $15,000.
As of press time, North Port
police said there was no attorney of record listed. A call to
Schomburg's residence was not answered Monday.
Because of the seriousness of
the charges, Cline said Monday, the district will "move for suspension
pending adjudication or resolving the charge -- primarily to protect
all parties involved." He said he believes the allegations against
Schomburg do not involve a student in the district.
The school district is
currently in summer session, Cline said. Schomburg had served as a
substitute teacher a few times this summer, but she won't anymore due
to the suspension, he added.
Cline said state law requires a
teacher, among other school personnel, to undergo fingerprinting and a
background check. He said there was "no indication of anything prior
to this."
State law also requires regular
teacher evaluations, Cline said, with his office to be contacted if
any review contains an unsatisfactory element.
During Schomburg's teaching
career in the DeSoto system, he said, "I've not received anything
indicating an unsatisfactory performance."
Cline said the needs of the
students are "first and foremost."
Source:
http://www.sun-herald.com/CHNewsstory.cfm?pubdate=070108&story=ch2.htm&folder=NewsArchive2
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