Paraeducator at York Elementary School accused of sexually assaulting student

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A paraeducator at York Elementary School is facing felony charges in the sexual assault of a student.

The York County Sheriff’s Office said 23-year-old Scott Velasquez-Lopez was arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of two counts of third-degree sexual assault of a child.

The sheriff’s office received a report of the assault on Tuesday from a school administrator.

“To our knowledge, this incident did not occur at school, on school property or at a school activity,” Lt. Alex Hildebrand said in a release.  “As always our paramount focus is the safety of the children.”

York Superintendent Mitch Bartholomew released a statement on Lopez’s arrest.

“York Public Schools is aware of recent allegations and arrest of one of our employees,” he said in the statement. “This individual is no longer employed at York Public Schools. To our knowledge, all allegations occurred off school property. YPS will continue to work with the York County Sheriff’s office during this investigation.”

Letter to York Elementary School parents