Schools
Confusion Surrounds Point Principal's Indecent Conduct Citation
Point Principal Jim Walters was issued a summons for lewd and indecent conduct Monday.
KSDK is reporting that Jim Walters, the principal of was issued a public indecency summons from an incident that occurred over the weekend.
The ticket said the officer "observed subject Walters grab his genitals while talking to a man in a vehicle who later confessed to what was happening."
Walters was issued a citation on the charges and is required to appear in court on April 24.
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The incident happened in Forest Park near Concourse and McKinley, according to the citation issued to Walters.
"I've been told that it's a misunderstanding and I've been told that it'll clear itself up in a couple of days," Mehlville School District Superintendent Eric Knost told Patch. "I'm not going to pass judgment on any situation. I've been told by him the facts that Channel 5 reported are inaccurate."
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KSDK reported that the principal exposed himself to a Washington University student who was driving the vehicle. The ticket made no mention of an exposure.
The school district is on spring break, which makes an investigation difficult, Knost said.
A copy of the citation is available to the right under the photo.
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