KSLA - A man who was the head of Southfield School in Shreveport for several years has now been fired from a school in Delaware after allegedly being involved in child sexual exploitation. According to a news release from St. The following letter was released by the school:. I write on behalf of the St.
The charges involve child sexual exploitation using the internet. He is barred from campus and placed on administrative leave. We are sincerely grateful to the DOJ for completing their investigation very rapidly. We are cooperating fully with law enforcement. Thankfully, there is no suggestion or evidence that a child of St. Given the broad scope of the investigation to date, we do not expect further investigation to give rise to additional concerns or anything involving our community.
Smith is not charged with contacting a child, and investigators are not currently aware of any victims affiliated with the school or community; however, given the nature of his work and the fact that it brought him into regular contact with children, the State is seeking any information the public may have about this case.
This is devastating. It evokes grief, anxiety, fear, anger, and myriad other emotions. Nevertheless, we are in the process of developing a plan of action to meet the needs of all our students, parents, faculty, and staff. Helping families cope with this situation is the priority.
Counseling is available at the school for students, and we are exploring solutions to increase that availability. It is our fundamental commitment as a school to ensure that child predatory behavior has no place at St.
