Crime & Safety
Westport Teacher, 44, Charged with Sexually Assaulting Student
Theron Kissinger, 44, of Southbury, is accused of sexually assaulting the high school student while tutoring her.
A Westport math teacher at Staples High School has been charged with sexually assaulting a female student he was tutoring, according to various news reports.
Theron Kissinger, 44, of Southbury, sexually assaulted the minor student at off-campus town facilities on Bayberry Lane, where he was tutoring her, police said, according to the Westport News.
He started working at Staples High School in 2011, according to a report on WFSB-TV.
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Kissinger was charged with second-degree sexual assault. His was set at $50,000 and he was scheduled to appear Jan. 23 at state Superior Court in Norwalk.
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