Former Manatee County teacher’s aide hearing scheduled in child molestation case

BREADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) – A former teacher’s aide at a Manatee County elementary school accused of molesting a seven-year-old student has a hearing scheduled for this afternoon.

Angel Mercado was arrested in November 2023 after an Abel Elementary School student told a relative they had been molested, according to deputies.

Three other students came forward with claims after the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation…

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