Teacher Charged with Sexual Assault of Student from Over 20 Years Ago

An Alabama schoolteacher has been placed on leave after being indicted in an alleged sexual assault on a student in the 1990s. According to reports, 57-year-old Henry Joel Snow of Bay Minette was indicted on four charges of rape and sodomy linked to his tenure at a school in Tuscaloosa County more than two decades ago. He was working as a middle school teacher in Mobile County at the time of his arrest.

Authorities say a former student filed a report with the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office 11 months ago claiming she was sexually assaulted in the late 1990s.

Court records don’t list a defense attorney for Snow.

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