Crime & Safety
Pittsburgh-Area Teacher Charged With Institutional Sex Assault
The teacher faces a felony charge related to alleged inappropriate contact with a student.
UPPER ST. CLAIR, PA - A West Mifflin Area High School teacher has been charged with institutional sexual assault for having inappropriate contact with a female student.
James Horgan, 45, of Sky Ridge Drive in Upper St. Clair, was charged with the felony count, WPXI-TV reported. Horgan had been placed on paid administrative leave last week.
Further details on the charges were not immediately available.
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Horgan teaches AP psychology and psychology, according to the district website.
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