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UPDATE: Third-Party Circleville School Nurse Charged with Crimes Involving Sex and Children

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CIRCLEVILLE – A third-party school nurse at Circleville City schools was walked out of Circleville City Schools in January after allegations of sexual conduct with at least one student.

An inside source told Sciotopost that the investigation is ongoing but wouldn’t expand on the allegations, but involved more than one underaged person.

Since then Circleville Police department has been working on an investigation of charges against the contracted Nurse. Since then she has not been allowed on school property.

During the lengthy investigation, numerous individuals were interviewed. The school nurse involved was identified as Rachael Knapp, a contracted nurse through Ohio Health. Rachel admitted to having an inappropriate relationship with a juvenile student over social media involving inappropriate messages and photos.

Through the course of the investigation, search warrants were obtained for Rachael’s and the student’s cell phones. A forensic examination was performed on both electronic devices. Digital evidence was recovered on the phones of inappropriate messages and photos between Rachael and the juvenile student.

Rachael was charged with four counts of Dissemination of Matter Harmful to Juveniles. A summons was Issued to Rachael for the charges and a court date was set by The Circleville Municipal Court.

Knapp had worked in Pickaway county before and was an Ohio health employee, before working for the school she worked in Berger’s county Convenience Care Clinic where she had been for the past three years. In addition to her role as a nurse, Knapp is a mom of three children.