(Mt. Lebanon, Pa.) A Mt. Lebanon school board member resigned after he was arrested on a child sex charge in Florida last week. According to the school districts website Andrew Freeman resigned on Saturday.
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office reported that a 17-year-old girl said she was on vacation in the Davenport area with family and friends, including Freeman, when he sexually assaulted her on July 4, 2022.
When Freeman was initially questioned by officers he denied the allegations. Investigators said that he eventually admitted to assaulting the victim, saying that “mistakes were made.”
Freeman is being charged with unlawful sexual activity with a minor, a second degree felony.