TALLAHASSEE, FL (WTXL) - A guidance counselor was arrested Wednesday for lewd and lascivious conduct toward a child.
At 2:21 p.m., police received a report of inappropriate behavior between an adult female and a child. The two were at an apartment complex pool on the 800 block South Blairstone Road.
Witnesses told officers that they saw 28-Year-Old Kathgret Rentz, hugging and intimately kissing a child under the age of 16.
Officers said that there were at least 7 witnesses to the event.
The Leon County School System sent out a statement Thursday regarding the incident:
Leon County Schools was notified by the Tallahassee Police Department that Kathgret Rentz, Chaires Elementary School Guidance Counselor, was arrested for an off-campus incident involving inappropriate contact with a child. LCS has suspended her employment immediately and has begun the termination process. We will continue to monitor this disturbing matter. The safety of our students is our highest priority.
Investigators are asking anyone with information about this incident to please contact them at (850) 891-4200 or if they wish to remain anonymous, to call Crime Stoppers at (850) 574-TIPS.
