Tuesday, November 09, 1999
School worker charged with abuse
Man allegedly molested boy 15 years ago
BY JANE PRENDERGAST
The Cincinnati Enquirer
BURLINGTON — The man who monitors in-school suspensions at Newport Middle School is on sick leave after allegations he had sex 15 years ago with an 11-year-old boy.
Robert L. Hall, the school's ISD (in-school discipline) coordinator, won't be back at work until the court case is resolved, Newport Superintendent Dan Sullivan said Monday. Mr. Hall, though he is not a licensed teacher, also helped with DARE and Just Say No anti-drug programs at the school.
He's also a longtime Boy Scout leader, police said.
Mr. Hall, 43, of Petersburg, faces 20 years to life in prison if convicted of the three counts of sodomy. He allegedly had sex with the boy twice in 1984 when the boy was 11, once in 1986 and another time in 1987.
He is currently free on $100,000 bond.
Police started investigating Mr. Hall after a relative noticed suspicious behavior, Boone County Lt. Jack Banks said. That led detectives to the victim, who is also a relative of Mr. Hall, he said.
Mr. Hall has worked for Newport schools 17 years.
“We've never had any complaints about him,” Mr. Sullivan said.
Some parents expressed concern, he said, about Mr. Hall having had contact with their children. But he assured them that none of the incidents for which Mr. Hall is charged occurred at the school or had anything to do with a student.
Mr. Hall will continue to use his paid sick leave, Mr. Sullivan said, until it runs out. Not until then will any other action be required, he said.
Investigators ask that anyone with information about Mr. Hall call them at 334-2120.
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