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Earhart teacher arrested, charged with homosexual child exploitation

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LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Amelia Earhart Elementary School fourth-grade 
teacher Joe Kimerer found himself in jail Friday morning facing 
13 charges of sexual misbehavior with children.

Kimerer, 46, was supposed to be teaching children how to pitch a 
baseball during private lessons at Earhart Elementary School. 
Instead, he was coaching them to masturbate and take photos and 
videos of the act and of their penises, according to the 
probable cause affidavit.

The charges indicate the earliest allegations date back to the 
summer of 2014, and the most recent incident was Feb. 26, 
according to charges.

At various times, Kimerer asked the boys during practice to go 
to the bathroom and masturbate, then he asked them to tell him 
about the ejaculate, according to the affidavit. He also asked 
the boys about their pubescent development and asked about their 
penis sizes, according to the affidavit.

Lafayette police said that many of the incidents happened inside 
the school during school hours.

Kimerer also contacted the boys at home to ask them if they had 
masturbated by using code phrases such as asking if the boys had 
"done their homework," according to the affidavit.

He also texted the boys asking them to delete the conversations 
after he'd asked them about their penis sizes or masturbation, 
according to the affidavit.

Kimerer was booked in about 10 a.m., according to jail records. 
He was arrested at his home without incident, according to 
Lafayette police.

He is charged with four counts of vicarious sexual gratification 
with a child under 14 years old, two counts of child 
exploitation, two counts of attempted child exploitation, four 
counts of child solicitation and one count of inappropriate 
communication with a child.

His bail is $500,000 surety bond and $50,000 cash.

Lafayette School Superintendent Les Huddle said, "It obviously 
is an unfortunate situation you hope would never happen."

Kimerer was assigned to home duties on Feb. 27, Huddle said.

The reassignment came the day administrators learned of the 
allegations, and it was the quickest way to remove Kimerer from 
the school environment without the administrative hoops required 
for suspensions, Huddle said.

The school district started procedures Friday to terminate 
Kimerer's employment, Huddle said. That action has not yet been 
set for a board vote.

Amelia Earhart Principal Ryan Habben sent parents a message late 
Friday morning about Kimerer's arrest and noted that the 
district is beginning the employment termination process against 
Kimerer.

"We understand that these allegations will be very troubling to 
anyone who might have associated with Mr. Kimerer," Habben 
wrote. "The allegations are of the utmost gravity in that they 
implicate unprofessional conduct by a teacher towards a student.

"While this report is alarming, we want every parent to know 
that we will continue to provide a safe and nurturing 
environment for all students ... ."

Lafayette police began an investigation of Kimerer on Feb. 27, 
and Earhart parents received an email Feb. 28 sent by Habben, 
who noted only that a staff member was under investigation. 
Habben said that staff member was reassigned to home during the 
investigation.

In a response to a Journal & Courier freedom of information 
request filed Wednesday, Huddle noted that Kimerer has no prior 
disciplinary actions during his career with the school district.

In his online bio profile published on the school's website, 
Kimerer says he's been a teacher for 18 years, which Huddle 
confirmed as up-to-date.

As was standard practice then and now, Kimerer passed a 
background check before Lafayette schools hired him, Huddle said.

Journal & Courier records indicate that Kimerer has served as an 
assistant baseball coach for Jefferson High School. Huddle said 
Kimerer resigned late last year as assistant coach. The 
resignation was before the allegations surfaced about Kimerer's 
abuse.

Huddle said the central administration was not aware that 
Kimerer was using the Earhart facilities for private instruction 
in baseball. It did not know whether the school administrators 
were aware of Kimerer's use of the building.

Habben said he was aware of the baseball lessons and that any 
staff is allowed to use the school facilities after hours. 
Habben, however, was unaware of how the pitching lesson students 
were referred to Kimerer.

The Journal & Courier called Jefferson High School athletic 
director Peyton Stovall to ask if he knew how the students were 
referred to Kimerer's lessons. In an email response, Stovall 
referred all questions to the central office.

In 2010, Kimmer was a member of the board of directors for the 
Lafayette Youth Baseball, according to minutes of the league's 
Jan. 3, 2010, meeting.

Lafayette police suspect there might be more of Kimerer's 
victims out there. Anyone with information about Kimerer's 
alleged behavior is asked to call detectives at 765-807-1250.

https://www.jconline.com/story/news/crime/2018/03/09/earhart-
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