Students Inappropriately Touched At Harmony Middle School: Police

LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA — A boy at Harmony Middle School in Hamilton inappropriately touched several other boys this week, prompting a criminal investigation,the Loudoun County Sheriff's said on Thursday.

The incidents were first reported to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office at the end of the school day on Wednesday.

"The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is investigating multiple incidents that occurred at Harmony Middle School this week involving a male student touching other students inappropriately over their clothing," authorities said in a news release. "At the end of the school day on October 27, the LCSO School Resource Office learned from school staff that earlier in the day a male student was inappropriately touched over his clothing by another male student in a hallway."

During their investigation, authorities learned several other boys were also inappropriately touched this week by the same boy. Those incidents were not originally reported to school officials or law enforcement, the sheriff's office said.

The sheriff's office is interviewing school officials, witnesses, and parents. No charges have been filed.

Help For Abuse Victims

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