Teacher charged with sex battery

A middle school teacher was arrested on suspicion of inappropriately touching a 12-year-old female student, Prince William County Police said. Lawrence Eric Lucchetti, 33, of Alexandria, was charged with aggravated sexual battery and taking indecent liberties by a custodian, according to police. Police spokesman Officer Jonathan Perok said the alleged incident happened in a classroom at Beville Middle School in Woodbridge around 2:30 p.m. Friday. A school system spokeswoman said Lucchetti has been a teacher at Beville since 2002 and taught in its gifted program.

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