“Once there’s an accusation made, we know that there could or could not be more people coming forward,” he said. He also acknowledged there may be other students involved who police are not yet aware of.
Glew said these recent allegations do not involve Siewerth. Evanston police last year said they had investigated at least 35 individual allegations against Siewerth, but criminal charges were never brought because the statute of limitations had run out. Those previous investigation involved Bruce Siewerth, a retired ETHS drama teacher who was accused of sexual abuse by dozens of former students in the 1970s, ‘80s and ‘90s. This is not like last year’s investigation into the decades old (accusations). “The investigation includes more than one student,” he said. Glew did say the employee is not a counselor, coach or teacher at the high school, and that the allegations involve multiple students. Ryan Glew would comment on any specifics regarding the alleged incidents. Neither Witherspoon nor Evanston Police Cmdr. “The District is actively cooperating with EPD during their investigation and will determine what further action is necessary according to District policy.” “School officials immediately launched a thorough internal investigation and took appropriate measures to inform the Evanston Police Department (EPD),” Witherspoon wrote in the letter. ETHS Superintendent Eric Witherspoon informed parents and families Thursday that the district was cooperating with police and had begun its own internal investigation after learning on Tuesday of the employee’s alleged behavior. An Evanston police spokesman on Friday confirmed the department is running an ongoing investigation.
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