LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A former assistant principal at a CCSD highschool faces costs associated to sexual misconduct for allegedly paying to the touch an adolescent’s genitals in a college workplace practically a dozen occasions, based on paperwork obtained by 8 Information Now.
On Feb. 25, officers with the Clark County Faculty District Police Division responded to Canyon Springs Excessive Faculty after a report of potential inappropriate contact between a workers member and a pupil.
An administrative assistant on the college informed police that beginning in October 2024, she seen the sufferer “excessively” visiting the assistant principal of the varsity, Hearley Smith, 54. Smith was employed with CCSD since 2004.
The worker informed police she was new to the place and didn’t need undesirable consideration, so she didn’t say something to Smith or anybody else on the college, based on an arrest report.
In December 2024, she seen Smith would shut the door to his workplace when he was alone with the sufferer and stated the sufferer didn’t have a person schooling plan and didn’t know why he was within the workplace with Smith, paperwork stated.
Within the incident, the lady reported in February, she opened the door to Smith’s workplace and Smith “rushed” to the door to dam her from seeing inside. She informed police she noticed the sufferer “frantically” trying to repair his pants and noticed him tucking his penis again into his pants, based on the report.
The sufferer informed police he met Smith whereas Smith was helping the wrestling staff and referred to Smith as a “best friend.” He stated he would typically do college work in Smith’s workplace and stated Smith’s workplace door would stay open however can be closed throughout “important talks,” the report said.
The sufferer’s household informed police Smith gave the impression to be “overtly invested” within the sufferer, however wouldn’t speak together with his dad and mom. The sufferer’s mom stated Smith dropped the sufferer off at dwelling after college a number of occasions, and he or she informed the sufferer she was not okay with Smith driving him, the report said.
She stated she later noticed Smith drop the sufferer off away from the home so she wouldn’t see them. Smith gave the sufferer Christmas presents, together with a beanie, pants, a pockets, and socks, based on the report.
The sufferer’s mother stated she discovered cash in her son’s pants, and he informed her Smith requested him to do pushups in entrance of him and gave him $20 in return, the report said. She stated she was involved in regards to the sufferer as a result of he was not serious about wrestling and his grades had been deteriorating.
One other college worker stated Smtih requested different secretaries to vary the sufferer’s attendance document and would pay the secretaries for the adjustments. A report confirmed Smith modified the sufferer’s attendance 131 occasions between August and February.
On Monday, March 3, Smith resigned from his place on the college.
On March 5, police performed a follow-up interview with the sufferer. The sufferer informed police that he was by no means pressured to do something sexual with Smith, however stated he typically “freezes” when he’s nervous and “other people tend to take that as consent,” and stated that occurred between him and Smith, the report stated.
He informed police he started a relationship with Smith in an try to control him in change for cash and stated Smith would take a look at and contact his genitals whereas within the college workplace. He stated this occurred greater than 10 occasions.
The sufferer added that the encounters “did not feel good” and he obtained rather less than $500 from Smith. He additionally talked about that he had been to Smith’s home, however the sexual encounters solely occurred within the college workplace.
Police arrested Smith on the Las Vegas Harry Reid Worldwide Airport on March 7 as Smith was ready to board a flight to Canada.
Smith informed police he “would never do anything to hurt or injure any kids” and retired from the CCSD after speaking to a union member about accusations involving a pupil. He stated he believed the sufferer was “out to get him” and created the accusations with the brand new secretary, based on the report.
Court docket information present Smith faces the next costs:
Two counts of kidnapping within the first diploma
10 counts of lewdness by an individual older than 18 within the presence of a kid or weak particular person
10 counts of faculty worker participating in a sexual act with a pupil 16 or older
Smith was held on the Clark County Detention Middle on a $130,000 bail. His subsequent court docket look was scheduled for March 11.
