<mediadc-video-embed data-state="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"00000161-3486-d333-a9e9-76c6fbf30000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b93390000"},"cms.content.publishDate":1655904738378,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"0000017b-1b9b-da05-a97b-3bfb53a10000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b933a0007"},"cms.content.updateDate":1655904738378,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"0000017b-1b9b-da05-a97b-3bfb53a10000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b933a0007"},"rawHtml":"
var _bp = _bp||[]; _bp.push({ "div": "Brid_55904727", "obj": {"id":"27789","width":"16","height":"9","video":"1037515"} }); ","_id":"00000181-8b9d-d789-a3f7-9bff065d0002","_type":"2f5a8339-a89a-3738-9cd2-3ddf0c8da574"}”>Video EmbedA high school principal in Pennsylvania was arrested Tuesday on over 30 felony charges for an alleged long-term sexual relationship with a male student that lasted for years.
The principal, Roger Weaver Freed of Williamsport Area High School, began a relationship with a middle school boy in 2015 that continued until the child was in college. Officials say the student told investigators he approached Freed after noticing how other students confided in him and, after leaning on him for emotional support, stated that he trusted Freed “like an older brother,” according to Fox 56.
Freed, 34, has been charged with 30 counts of indecent sexual contact with a student, one count of sexual assault, one count of aggravated indecent assault, one count of corrupting the morals of a minor, and three misdemeanor counts of furnishing alcohol to a minor.
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The principal volunteered to drive the student to several locations in his car for one-on-one conversations, claiming they were “bros” and could talk about anything, the student told law enforcement. The two became very close and would be texting, calling each other, and FaceTiming, and their meetings eventually became sexual in nature, according to an affidavit.
The two would engage in sexual acts four to five times a week over the course of two years, police say. They would also smoke cigars and drink red wine at a hotel out of town, the student told officials.
Freed “stressed the importance of not telling a soul” to the student and said it was “OK for bros to please each other,” according to reports.
Freed was released on $175,000 bail, and he will be required to wear an ankle monitor at all times. He is also prohibited from having any contact with the victim or unsupervised contact with any minors.
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The Williamsport Area High School has not responded to the Washington Examiner’s request for comment.
