DISTRICT ATTORNEY WILL NOT FILE CHARGES.
Feb 18, 2008 - Gerard Schrader, 56, a teacher at Barstow Junior High School, was arrested on suspicion of child molestation.
He faces charges of committing a lewd act on or with a child under 14-years-old and committing a lewd act with a child aged between 14- and 15-years-old.
Jerry Bergmans, the superintendent of the Barstow Unified School District, said that students brought complaints against Schrader to Susan Levine, assistant superintendent of personnel at the district. He said he did not know specifics about the complaints, but they involved accusations of molestation.Anyone with information can call the Barstow Police Department at 256-2211.
“It involved some of our female students and things that they told our assistant superintendent,” Bergmans said.
Levine, who is a mandated reporter and required to report complaints to the authorities, conducted a small investigation into the allegations on her own and then called the police, Bergmans said. The investigation is now being handled by the Barstow Police Department.
People with information that wish to remain anonymous can call WeTip at 1-800-78-CRIME or leave information on the WeTip Web site at www.wetip.com.
NO CHARGES Michael Fermin, supervising deputy district attorney at the Barstow courthouse, said Friday that the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office elected not to file charges against Gerard Schrader.
Fermin said that based on the information available, his office did not believe it would be able to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt, but he declined to elaborate further.NO CHARGES WILL BE FILED
