Alexandria, VIRGINIA

Another one of those mandated-reporters-who-don't story.
Slap on wrist fine of $500 for admitted failure to report sexual abuse of a 5-year-old girl.

June 18, 2008 - Abdalla Al-Shabnan, the director of the Islamic Saudi Academy, a private school in Alexandria, VA, that is funded by the Saudi government, was arrested for failing to report an allegation of child abuse.

Police say that Al-Shabnan, didn't believe a five-year-old girl when the student told him her father was sexually abusing her.

According to court papers, Abdalla Al Shabnan did not report the incident, instead he allegedly told told the girl's parents to seek counseling for her.

Washington Post (June 17) Shabnan was also charged with obstruction of justice.
Police said in court papers that Al-Shabnan ordered a written report about the girl's complaint, which had been prepared by other school officials, to be deleted from a school computer.
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No information on how the police did find out about the girl or what happened to her.

GUILTY PLEA & FINE July 31 - Al-Shabnan admitted that he failed to inform authorities about suspected sexual abuse of a 5-year-old girl suspected child abuse. He was fined $500. As part of a plea bargain, prosecutors dropped an obstruction of justice charge, which could have carried up to a year in jail. A trial had been scheduled for Aug. 1.

Police also said in court papers that the Al-Shabnan, 52, had a report of the girl's complaint deleted from a school computer.