ASHEVILLE – An Asheville Christian Academy employee was arrested June 6 and charged with sex acts with a student at the school, according to the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office.
Detectives from the Major Case Unit at the sheriff’s office arrested Samuel Jason Ingle, 52, of Black Mountain, for allegedly engaging in sexual activity with an 18-year-old student in February, according to his arrest warrant and a sheriff’s office news release. office.
Ingle was a coach at Asheville Christian Academy in Swannanoa, the warrant said. He was booked into the Buncombe County Detention Facility under a $10,000 bond, the release said.
Ingle had a court date of June 7 and is no longer listed as an inmate in the jail’s online database.
The investigation remains open, according to the sheriff’s office. The Citizen Times contacted Asheville Christian Academy for comment.
“Detectives from the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Unit are working diligently to address these crimes against individuals, protect the residents of Buncombe County and seek justice for survivors of sexual assault,” the news release said. This is an open investigation.
If anyone has more information about this crime, please email the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office Tipline at RTIC@buncombecounty.org.
Anyone who has been the victim of a sex crime can contact the Family Justice Center at 828-250-6900 or Our Voice at 828-252-0562 for help and support.
This story will be updated.
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Ryley Ober is the Public Safety Reporter for Asheville Citizen Times, part of the USA Today Network. Email her at rober@gannett.com and follow her on Twitter @ryleyober
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