Police take juvenile into custody following assault at Oliver Citywide Academy

Police take juvenile into custody following assault at Oliver Citywide Academy

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — One person is in custody in relation to an assault at a Pittsburgh Public Schools academy. 

Pittsburgh Public Safety announced that a 15-year-old male was taken into custody for an assault that took place on Thursday morning at Oliver Citywide Academy. 

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Detectives were able to make the arrest and the 15-year-old is now being held in a juvenile facility in the region. He is being charged as a juvenile and facing multiple charges. 

Sources tell KDKA-TV's Jennifer Borrasso that a teacher was physically and sexually assaulted inside a classroom on Thursday. Sources added that school police turned over a six-minute video of the alleged attack to Pittsburgh police.

Police released few details, only confirming a student assaulted a staff member. When asked what kind of assault and if the staff member was a teacher, they only said they can't comment. The district spokesperson said the school was placed on a modified lockdown as an extra precaution, meaning no one was allowed to enter or leave the school without an appointment. 

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