DECATURVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A Decatur County School staff member has been charged with rape of a child according to police.
According to the county's sheriff's office, the school district was notified of criminal charges filed against Allen Maxwell.
Maxwell was placed on immediate administrative leave and is prohibited from all campuses and from contact with students and staff.
He will remain on leave while law enforcement proceeds with the investigation. He was arrested at his home in Parsons, Tennessee on January 9.
He has since been transferred to another holding facility.
Anyone who believes they may be a victim, or who has information related to this investigation, is encouraged to contact the 24th Judicial District Attorney’s Office or the Decatur County Sheriff’s Office.
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