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Leah Queen, Gentry Intermediate PE teacher arrested for sexual assault of a former student

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3 years ago

September 17, 2022

According to the Gentry Police Department, a Gentry intermediate PE instructor has been detained on suspicion of sexually assaulting a former pupil in connection with an alleged event that took place in 2010.

Leah Queen, 44, is being held without bond after being charged with the furnishing, having, or using illegal items, according to jail records. Additionally, according to her jail record, she is detained due to a Benton County warrant for second-degree sexual assault.

The event allegedly occurred in March 2010 after Queen made friends with the victim, who was 17 at the time, following a basketball game and the two started “socializing outside of school hours and talking over social media.”

In the summer of 2010, just before the minor’s senior year of high school, Queen and the claimed victim allegedly “engaged in deviant sexual activity” in Queen’s office or office bathroom.

Investigators claimed they made an effort to contact Queen so they could ask her about the claims, but she turned them down.

She is currently being held at the Benton County Sheriff’s Office without a bond. Queen is described as an intermediate PE instructor on the Gentry Public School website.

Terrie DePaola, the superintendent of Gentry Public Schools, stated that the institution is aware of the investigation but at this time is not aware of any complaints involving a current student or parent. According to DePaola, Queen is currently on leave from her employment.