School principal charged with failing to report adult son sexually abusing 5-year-old girl: Police
A school principal is charged with failing to report that his son, then 19, sexually abused a 5-year-old girl, police said.
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A school principal is now facing charges after police say he failed to report that his son, then 19, sexually abused a 5-year-old girl. Gregory Mandalas, 51, is going to turn himself in after his attorney spoke on his behalf with law enforcement, Pennsylvania State Trooper Bertha Cazy told reporters on Tuesday. This will happen at a later date, she said.
Mandalas is the principal of Knoch Primary School, a facility that educates students from kindergarten through third grade. And as such, he is a mandated reporter under state law and has to reach out to authorities regarding any suspected child abuse. Instead, he allegedly failed to reveal what police said his son, Matthew Mandalas, did to the child.
Matthew Mandalas is charged with felony corruption of minors and misdemeanor indecent assault on a person less than 13 years of age. His case is currently pending and he has a status conference scheduled for June 28, court records show.
A press release from state police said Gregory Mandalas acted “willfully” in failing to step forward.
