HOUSTON – A kindergarten teacher at Berry Elementary School in north Houston was arrested after a student accused him of molesting her.
According to court documents, a 5-year-old girl said that her teacher, 60-year-old David Salisbury, touched her privates on several occasions.
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In one of the instances, she said Salisbury touched her while the other students were distracted by a movie, according to the documents.
The girl told her mother about the touching on Sept. 20, according to the documents. The mother then reported it to police, according to the documents.
Salisbury was charged with indecency with a child. He was being held in jail on $30,000 bond.
HISD released the following statement on the issue:
"The Harris County District Attorney’s Office has accepted criminal charges against a kindergarten teacher previously assigned to Berry Elementary School following an HISD Police investigation into reports that he engaged in inappropriate conduct with a student.
The teacher – David Salisbury – was arrested after a criminal warrant was issued Friday.
The allegation was first reported to school officials in September at which time the teacher was removed from the classroom and an internal investigation begun. The administration also notified HISD and CPS of the conduct. Police then presented their findings to the Harris County District Attorney, who accepted criminal charges.
HISD takes situations such as this very seriously, as the safety of students is always the district’s top priority."