PROVO — A Utah County teacher was charged Wednesday with sexually abusing a student several years ago.
Bradley James Leavitt, 36, of Lehi, is charged in 4th District Court with aggravated sexual abuse of a child, a first-degree felony.
The alleged abuse happened in 2019 when a 13-year-old girl was in the seventh grade, according to charging documents. The incident wasn't reported, however, until July of this year.
The woman told investigators that when she was 13, "she went inside the classroom of her homeroom teacher. Her friend was with her at the time. When her friend stepped out of the room, her homeroom teacher came up and stood behind her. At that point, he grabbed her breasts. The teacher then sat back down before anyone came into the room," according to charging documents.
Prosecutors say Leavitt was a science teacher at the time at Cedar Valley Elementary School in the Alpine School District.
"We are currently unaware of any other victims," the Utah County Attorney's Office stated.
