Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts security guard arrested for sexual assault of student
Hartford CT Feb 18 2018 A security guard at the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts in Hartford is accused of engaging in sexual activity with a student while at the school and has been charged with sexual assault.
Police said they received a report in December 2017. The Special Investigations Division and a detective started investigating and discovered that 25-year-old Leonardo Badillo-Perez, of Hartford, had been engaging in sexual acts with a student while at school, according to a report from police.
Tim Sullivan, the Superintendent of CREC Magnet Schools, issued a statement about the allegations and said Badillo-Perez has been relieved of his duties.
“An allegation was made of an inappropriate relationship between a student and a contracted employee from US Security who works in one of our schools. We notified DCF and the Police Department immediately. The individual was immediately relieved of his duties and is not allowed in any CREC schools or programs. CREC is fully cooperating with authorities,” Sullivan said in a statement. “We continue to put safety first, and are doing everything in our power to keep our students safe.”
Badillo-Perez has been charged with two counts of second-degree sexual assault and one count of fourth-degree sexual assault.
He turned himself in to police Thursday and bond was set at $200,000.
A spokesperson for U.S. Security Associates, the company Badillo-Perez worked for, told NBC Connecticut that they did a background check on Badillo-Perez and it was clean. They said he also passed a state background check.
He was hired by the company in January 2017 and was terminated on December 19, the day after the company learned of the police investigation into Badillo-Perez, according to the spokesperson.
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