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Pittsburgh Faison teacher accused of sexually assaulting student

Haley Daugherty
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Pittsburgh police have put out an arrest warrant for a Pittsburgh Public Schools teacher accused of sexually assaulting a student.

According to the criminal complaint, James Ziegler, 41, is a teacher at Pittsburgh’s Faison K-5. Court documents said Ziegler allegedly forced the student to perform sex acts during lunch detentions.

Among the charges against Ziegler are unlawful contact with a minor, sexual assault, institutional sexual assault, indecent assault, endangering the welfare of children and corruption of minors.

According to Trib news partners WPXI, a Pittsburgh Public Schools representative said Ziegler has been out on administrative leave since Dec. 21.

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