Updated: Kentucky school employee charged with rape gets fired, school officials say
A former Lincoln County Schools employee is facing a sexual assault charge, according to court records and officials.
Sean Reardon, 29, is facing charges of third degree rape and distributing obscene material to minors, according to court records. Reardon was a custodian for Lincoln County Schools but was terminated after the allegations surfaced, a school district spokesperson said. He is also a volunteer firefighter in Junction City, according to a report from LEX18.
Reardon had been employed as a custodian with Lincoln County Schools since Jan. 18, according to a spokesperson for the school district. Reardon met with school administrators on Tuesday prior to his termination.
The Junction City Fire Department put out a Facebook post Monday evening, which didn’t address specific details of the case but said one of its workers will be placed on administrative leave during the investigation. The fire department also said Kentucky State Police have the department’s full support during the investigation.
“It’s always a bad thing when allegations of this nature are brought forward,” the fire department said in a Facebook post. “The members of this fire department take this very seriously and do not condone this behavior.”
This story was originally published March 15, 2022 at 11:49 AM.
