Police say a 12-year-old girl attending the school told staff members in January she was being sexually abused.
Instead of alerting the Florida Department of Children and Families as required by state law, Jacobs and McGlynn met with the girl, her mother and the suspect and developed a "safety plan."
The plan required the girl to take her clothes into the bathroom when taking a shower so she could change in there afterward. She was to begin counseling, not be alone with the suspect and not wear revealing clothing around him.
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other students at the school, brought concerns about the alleged child abuse forward to McQueen after the plan was developed in a series of notes, according to court records.
During interviews with police, one of the witnesses said she asked McQueen about the victim's case approximately 15 times but the teacher declined to divulge details to the student..
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on Mar. 11, a third party ultimately reported the allegations to DCF, sparking the TPD investigation. The girl said the most recent "molestation" occurred two weeks prior.
Two years ago, the girl's mother told investigators the girl accused the suspect of abuse but he "was found not guilty and nothing happened to him," the report said.
McQueen did not return investigators' requests for an interview but instead sought legal counsel, court records show.
