A Wheeling Elementary School teacher has been placed on administrative leave following his arrest in Littleton on a charge of indecent exposure, school officials say.
Littleton police arrested Michael Nelson Warner, 48, on a charge of indecent exposure by masturbation, a misdemeanor, according to Arapahoe County court records.
Warner’s bond has been set at $10,000. According to court records the incident happened on Sept. 9, accoridng to court records.
According to a report from CBS 4, Littleton police said that Warner allegedly masturbated in the shower while watching an 11-year-old boy shower in another shower at a YMCA at 11 W. Dry Creek Crt.
Warner is a third-grade teacher at Wheeler Elementary School, where he has taught since 2001, according to an Aurora Public Schools news release.
“Aurora Public Schools was shocked to learn of the charges brought against Michael Warner. We are deeply concerned by his arrest and want to emphasize that we do not tolerate inappropriate behavior by staff.”
As is standard procedure, Warner has been placed on paid administrative leave, the news release says.
The district called parents of students once it was cleared to do so by Arapahoe County prosecutors, it says. Parents will also receive a letter.
When any employee is hired in Aurora Public Schools, we conduct a full background check, including a Colorado Bureau of Investigation review, the district says.
Warner’s background check did not indicate any prior inappropriate behavior with students or criminal activity, the news release says.
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