Crime & Safety
Verdict In On Pittsburgh Teacher Accused Of Student Sexual Assault
A jury reached a verdict Friday in the trial of a Pittsburgh teacher charged with sexually assaulting a student. Get the details here.
PITTSBURGH, PA — A former Pittsburgh Public Schools elementary school teacher was acquitted Friday on charges of sexually assaulting a student multiple times in a classroom.
James Ziegler, 42, an ex-teacher at Faison K-5 school in the city's Point Breeze section, allegedly assaulted a boy during lunchtime detentions.
Ziegler last year was charged Friday with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, sexual assault, unlawful contact with a minor, institutional sexual assault of a minor, indecent assault, endangering the welfare of children and corruption of minors.
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