On Thursday, Sep. 25, Austin ISD sent out an email stating that the U.S. Marshals Service arrested regional custodial specialist Agustin Ibarra Lopez on 10 counts of indecency with a minor, which constitutes a first degree felony. Ibarra Lopez was subsequently indicted in Caldwell County. The child was not an AISD student, per AISD’s press release on Thursday.
Ibarra Lopez served as a specialist for the Northeast region of AISD, which covers McCallum as well its feeder middle schools, Lamar, Kealing and Webb, and its feeder elementary schools. The investigation remains active, and Austin ISD police have yet to ascertain whether or not Ibarra Lopez engaged in inappropriate conduct with any AISD students.
Ibarra Lopez also worked at Bowie, Akins and Anderson High Schools, as well as Mendez Middle School and Casey Elementary, each for short stints, with the longest being Akins from 2018-21 and the shortest being Casey, for one month (May 2022.) As part of his role as a regional custodial specialist, in which he served from 2024-25, Ibarra Lopez visited each school in the Northeast region once a month. While he remains an AISD employee, he has been placed on leave, pending investigation.
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