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   LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Amelia Earhart Elementary School fourth-grade   
   teacher Joe Kimerer found himself in jail Friday morning facing   
   13 charges of sexual misbehavior with children.   
      
   Kimerer, 46, was supposed to be teaching children how to pitch a   
   baseball during private lessons at Earhart Elementary School.   
   Instead, he was coaching them to masturbate and take photos and   
   videos of the act and of their penises, according to the   
   probable cause affidavit.   
      
   The charges indicate the earliest allegations date back to the   
   summer of 2014, and the most recent incident was Feb. 26,   
   according to charges.   
      
   At various times, Kimerer asked the boys during practice to go   
   to the bathroom and masturbate, then he asked them to tell him   
   about the ejaculate, according to the affidavit. He also asked   
   the boys about their pubescent development and asked about their   
   penis sizes, according to the affidavit.   
      
   Lafayette police said that many of the incidents happened inside   
   the school during school hours.   
      
   Kimerer also contacted the boys at home to ask them if they had   
   masturbated by using code phrases such as asking if the boys had   
   "done their homework," according to the affidavit.   
      
   He also texted the boys asking them to delete the conversations   
   after he'd asked them about their penis sizes or masturbation,   
   according to the affidavit.   
      
   Kimerer was booked in about 10 a.m., according to jail records.   
   He was arrested at his home without incident, according to   
   Lafayette police.   
      
   He is charged with four counts of vicarious sexual gratification   
   with a child under 14 years old, two counts of child   
   exploitation, two counts of attempted child exploitation, four   
   counts of child solicitation and one count of inappropriate   
   communication with a child.   
      
   His bail is $500,000 surety bond and $50,000 cash.   
      
   Lafayette School Superintendent Les Huddle said, "It obviously   
   is an unfortunate situation you hope would never happen."   
      
   Kimerer was assigned to home duties on Feb. 27, Huddle said.   
      
   The reassignment came the day administrators learned of the   
   allegations, and it was the quickest way to remove Kimerer from   
   the school environment without the administrative hoops required   
   for suspensions, Huddle said.   
      
   The school district started procedures Friday to terminate   
   Kimerer's employment, Huddle said. That action has not yet been   
   set for a board vote.   
      
   Amelia Earhart Principal Ryan Habben sent parents a message late   
   Friday morning about Kimerer's arrest and noted that the   
   district is beginning the employment termination process against   
   Kimerer.   
      
   "We understand that these allegations will be very troubling to   
   anyone who might have associated with Mr. Kimerer," Habben   
   wrote. "The allegations are of the utmost gravity in that they   
   implicate unprofessional conduct by a teacher towards a student.   
      
   "While this report is alarming, we want every parent to know   
   that we will continue to provide a safe and nurturing   
   environment for all students ... ."   
      
   Lafayette police began an investigation of Kimerer on Feb. 27,   
   and Earhart parents received an email Feb. 28 sent by Habben,   
   who noted only that a staff member was under investigation.   
   Habben said that staff member was reassigned to home during the   
   investigation.   
      
   In a response to a Journal & Courier freedom of information   
   request filed Wednesday, Huddle noted that Kimerer has no prior   
   disciplinary actions during his career with the school district.   
      
   In his online bio profile published on the school's website,   
   Kimerer says he's been a teacher for 18 years, which Huddle   
   confirmed as up-to-date.   
      
   As was standard practice then and now, Kimerer passed a   
   background check before Lafayette schools hired him, Huddle said.   
      
   Journal & Courier records indicate that Kimerer has served as an   
   assistant baseball coach for Jefferson High School. Huddle said   
   Kimerer resigned late last year as assistant coach. The   
   resignation was before the allegations surfaced about Kimerer's   
   abuse.   
      
   Huddle said the central administration was not aware that   
   Kimerer was using the Earhart facilities for private instruction   
   in baseball. It did not know whether the school administrators   
   were aware of Kimerer's use of the building.   
      
   Habben said he was aware of the baseball lessons and that any   
   staff is allowed to use the school facilities after hours.   
   Habben, however, was unaware of how the pitching lesson students   
   were referred to Kimerer.   
      
   The Journal & Courier called Jefferson High School athletic   
   director Peyton Stovall to ask if he knew how the students were   
   referred to Kimerer's lessons. In an email response, Stovall   
   referred all questions to the central office.   
      
   In 2010, Kimmer was a member of the board of directors for the   
   Lafayette Youth Baseball, according to minutes of the league's   
   Jan. 3, 2010, meeting.   
      
   Lafayette police suspect there might be more of Kimerer's   
   victims out there. Anyone with information about Kimerer's   
   alleged behavior is asked to call detectives at 765-807-1250.   
      
   https://www.jconline.com/story/news/crime/2018/03/09/earhart-   
   teacher-arrested-charged-child-exploitation/410332002/   
       
      
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