SAN ANTONIO — A former Edgewood ISD educational aide has been arrested for improper relationship between a teacher and student after allegedly touching a child inappropriately, according to an arrest affidavit.
The incident took place on Jan. 24 but was reported to the school by police on Wednesday stating that Lyndon D. Johnson Elementary aide, Duke Robert Aguirre, allegedly touched a 7-year-old girl inappropriately, according to the affidavit.
The parents of student said their daughter told them Aguirre was acting as a substitute when she says he "touched my bottom" and stated last week around Feb, 13 he "told me I was cute when he had touched me."
Officials say that while interviewing Aguirre he admitted to having a sexual attraction to the student and to watching child pornography 10 years ago.
Edgewood ISD said Aguirre is no longer employed at the school.
The following statement was provided by Edgewood ISD:
Edgewood Independent School District (EISD) is committed to providing a safe and secure learning environment for all students. Recently, EISD was made aware of an incident involving inappropriate behavior towards a student by an educational aide.
Upon receiving this information, the Edgewood ISD Police Department immediately investigated the matter. Following a thorough inquiry, an arrest warrant was obtained, the suspect was arrested and is no longer employed by the district.
Due to legal reasons and privacy laws, EISD is limited to the information that can be shared. We encourage anyone with relevant information to come forward and contact the Edgewood ISD Police Department at 210-898-2025 or to utilize our Edgewood ISD Safeline, a 24 hour anonymous reporting line, by calling 210-898-2027 or visiting the district website at www.eisd.net. Both tools are anonymous.
