WASHINGTON — A Prince George’s County聽high school teacher has been arrested after allegedly sending explicit texts to, and inappropriately touching, one of his students.
The Prince George’s County police said that Doney Olivieri, 66, of D.C., a teacher at DuVal High School, was arrested Monday.聽He’s been聽charged with聽sexual solicitation, fourth-degree sexual offense and聽second-degree-assault.
The charging documents say that the police spoke on Saturday with a 16-year-old聽student, who said聽that聽Olivieri, his foreign-language teacher,聽had sexually assaulted him.
The student said that his classmate, who is 17, told him Olivieri had asked for the student’s number last聽June. The classmate聽gave Olivieri his own number, the documents say, and from June to September, Olivieri allegedly sent explicit texts requesting sex to聽the classmate, thinking he was the 16-year-old.
Olivieri is also accused of grabbing the student’s chest and asking for a kiss in a classroom last month.
The police said Olivieri has admitted to sending the texts.
Oliveiri has been released on bond. He’ll be in court Nov. 7 for a preliminary hearing.
鈥淎ny behavior that brings harm to a student will not be tolerated in any way in Prince George’s County Public Schools,鈥� the school system said in a聽statement, adding that they鈥檙e cooperating with law enforcement in the investigation.
The police are asking anyone with any information to call them at聽301-772-4930, by calling Crime Solvers anonymously at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477), to text PGPD plus your message to CRIMES (274637) or submit a tip online at .
海角社区app’s Kate Ryan contributed to this report.聽
