Edinburg, TEXAS

April 2, 2008 - Crescencio Zuniga, a teacher at Betty Harwell Middle School, has been accused of touching several students inappropriately. However, authorities say all they can charge him with 5 counts of class c misdemeanor assault. The charges carry only a fine.

[News reporter babe at video report says "The charges are not serious."]

Zuniga has been suspended from the district since the original accusations surfaced in December, and has since submitted his resignation.

[TT - No other details. No other online stories. No online Edinburg Police report. Whenever there is a one-source story where "counseling" costs appear to be a major consideration, we are leery.]