School counselor accused of assaulting a student
A D.C. school counselor accused of sexually assaulting a student turned himself in to authorities over the weekend, officials told The Examiner.
Kenneth Smith, a District resident in his 60s, has been charged with first-degree sexual assault, Metropolitan Police Department spokeswoman Traci Hughes said Monday.
The charges stem from a report by a 5-year-old female student at Harriet Tubman Elementary School that Smith had assaulted her in one of the school’s bathrooms.
D.C. Public Schools spokeswoman Mafara Hobson said he has been placed on administrative leave.
Police were brought in immediately after the girl’s parents alerted the school to the allegation, she said. – Dena Levitz
Police: Officer injured as woman attempts escape
A woman fleeing the scene of a drunken-driving stop early Sunday morning injured a Prince William County police officer, according to a police report. During the stop, the woman got back in her vehicle and injured the officer as she tried to escape, the report states. Victoria Anne Rupprecht, 38, of Stafford, was arrested after a short pursuit and charged with cocaine possession, DUI and wounding an officer. The officer was treated for his injuries at a local hospital and released. – Dan Genz
