Riverton fires high school employee after allegations of inappropriate conduct
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A now-former Riverton, Kansas, schoolteacher has been arrested following an investigation into an alleged sexual relationship with a student.
30-year-old Justin W. McKee, of Webb City, was arrested Wednesday.
Cherokee County Sheriff Brian Henderson says the investigation began last week, when Riverton school officials contacted authorities about a possible inappropriate relationship between a staff member and a student.
Investigators submitted charges of unlawful sexual relations with a minor, aggravated intimidation of a victim or witness, and contributing to child misconduct.
A Cherokee County judge signed an arrest warrant Tuesday setting McKee's bond at $15,000.
He was taken into custody Wednesday and was being booked into the Cherokee County Jail.
McKee's arrest comes less than a week after the Riverton Board of Education voted unanimously at its October 8 meeting to terminate his employment, effective immediately.
The following day, Superintendent Kevin Cooper told families the district had fired a high school employee after allegations of inappropriate conduct.
