Chandler, ARIZONA

October 24, 2008 - Arrested on child molestation charges, D. Ryan Jones, 35, is accused of molesting a 10-year-old girl at his Tempe home last summer. He admitted to touching the girl's genitals on two separate occasions on June 6 and 7, according to police reports.

Jones taught 8th grade social studies at Andersen Junior High. He had been teaching at the school for 10 weeks and passed all background checks, according to a school spokesman. A substitute teacher has been hired.

The girl was not a student at the school. She is described as a "close relative" from out of state. The girl’s mother reported the abuse to the Palm Bay Police Department in Florida, the court report said.
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Arresting Agency: Tempe Police Department
County: Maricopa
Location is of the school where he taught. Not where the alleged molestation occurred.