UPDATED May 18.
A McKinney Independent School District employee was jailed after being accused of a child sex crime.
Andrew Paul Hansen, 41, was arrested Thursday and charged with indecency with a child by exposure, a third-degree felony punishable by 2 to 10 years in prison.
According to court records, the alleged offense occurred in February.
Hansen worked in the McKinney ISD Technology Department.
In a statement sent Thursday to district families, school officials confirmed that Hansen was assigned to Wolford Elementary and Evans Middle School but had access to all district campuses.
According to the statement, officials “have no reason to believe that any incidents occurred on McKinney ISD property or during school hours.”
“Upon learning of his arrest, the individual was placed on administrative leave and is not permitted on any District property or to have any contact with students or staff during the ongoing investigation. Additionally, we have removed access to all McKinney ISD technology,” the district stated.
Officials said the incident will be reported to the Texas Education Agency, State Board for Educator Certification, and Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.
State records show that Hansen does not hold a Texas teaching certificate.
The district indicated that Hansen was hired in 2017 and passed an initial fingerprint-based background check.
“McKinney ISD maintains a subscription to all staff background reports through Texas Department of Public Safety FBI Rap Back for the entirety of their employment and up to this point have not received any notifications of criminal activity for this employee,” the statement continued.
The district said it is cooperating with the McKinney Police Department in the ongoing investigation.
Hansen was booked into the Collin County Jail on May 15 and released the next day on a $50,000 bond.
Hansen, who is married, is among hundreds of Texas school employees accused of sex crimes against students and other children in just the past few years.
Thousands of cases of educator sexual misconduct have been reported to the state since the Texas Education Agency began keeping organized records.
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