Former School Resource Officer Charged With Child Sexual Abuse

Former Newport, Washington school resource officer, Raul Lopez, has been arrested and charged with lewd conduct with a minor child under 16 years old and two counts of sexual abuse of a child under sixteen years old. Lopez was the school resource officer for Newport Unified School District.

The Newport Police Department was made aware of these accusations by the Bonner County Idaho Police Department. Lopez lives in Bonner County, Idaho and that is where these events took place. The Newport Police Department immediately placed Lopez on administrative leave and suspended his peace officer powers, according to KXLY. Lopez resigned on January 21st.

On Sunday, Lopez turned himself in to the authorities in Bonner County and had been booked into jail. Newport Police Chief Mark Duxbury stated: “We are sickened, shocked, and angered by the alleged conduct of Mr. Lopez,” in a statement following his arrest.