A Cedarburg High School paraprofessional has been arrested and charged in Illinois with aggravated battery and grooming of a child, according to court documents obtained by TMJ4 News.
Johnny Laitker, 51, was arrested in McHenry County, Illinois and is facing three charges, including aggravated battery – great bodily harm, grooming and domestic battery which causes great bodily harm.
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Cedarburg school staffer charged
Prosecutors allege that he struck and broke the ribs of a woman he was dating and attempted to rape her, according to a criminal complaint and pre-trial detention order. He also allegedly tried to convince the woman through lewd text messages to give him access to a child she was the guardian of.
“Shock,” said Sarah Albrecht, a Cedarburg parent and future educator said of her first reaction to the news. “To feel like that trust is broken is scary… Myself as a future educator, I know how important it is to have someone in the classroom that parents can trust your kids there all day with them.”
According to state records, Laitker was licensed as a special education program aide…