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	Abuse Allegations Involving Eighth-graders to Be Investigated By Diana Fishlock The Patriot-News November 13, 2008 http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2008/11/lower_paxton_twp_police_will.html Lower Paxton Twp. police said they will investigate an alleged child abuse incident involving several eighth-grade students at Holy Name of Jesus School, police said Thursday afternoon. School officials have not returned a phone message about the situation. At least six boys are accused of abusing at least three girls, said Sgt. Gary R. Seefeldt, police spokesman, who was not certain whether more allegations will come to light. "You start from the bottom," he said. "We don't even know a crime occurred. It may be misconduct. I don't know yet." Lower Paxton police were not called to investigate immediately, Seefeldt said. "The school did not call us. They called Child Line," which is a state child abuse hotline. The department received information from Dauphin County Children and Youth on Thursday requesting an investigation, which police must complete within a month, Seefeldt said. "Our people are encouraged to report any child abuse," said Joe Aponick, spokesman for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg. "We encourage reporting to the state child abuse hotline as a matter of course. We let the authorities kind of sort things out then. Sexual abuse, physical abuse, negligence, all those things people are mandated to report by law." Aponick said he did not have information on the specific incident. No one has been charged, Seefeldt said. "We have just been advised that there is possible child abuse at the school."
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