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Teacher allegedly showed kids what mom calls porn
Gazette Staff/SourceMedia
May. 26, 2010 9:31 am
DES MOINES (AP) - An art teach in Des Moines has been paid leave amid allegations that she showed elementary school students a video that at least one parent says contained pornographic images.
Police have also launched an investigation after Sarah Foster notified them about a video that Karen Maresh had shown students, including her 9-year-old son, at Wright Elementary School.
The video was of the work of an artist that includes a picture of two males masturbating each other below the words "Safe Sex."
District officials say they placed Maresh on paid leave on Monday in connection with the May 17 incident but would not comment further. There is no telephone listing for Maresh in the Des Moines area.
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