School volunteer charged with sexually abusing child

By Gary A. Harki
Virginian-Pilot
May 28, 2014

http://hamptonroads.com/2014/05/school-volunteer-charged-sexually-abusing-child

David Linn Sellers, 60, was arrested and charged with three sexual offenses involving a minor.

NORFOLK

A former volunteer at Christ The King Catholic School was arrested and charged with three sexual offenses involving a minor.

David Linn Sellers, 60, of Holly Point Road, Norfolk, was arrested on May 21 and charged with one count each of felony object sexual penetration, aggravated sexual battery, and liberties with a child by custodian, said Officer Daniel Hudson, a spokesman for Norfolk police.

Christ The King Catholic School's principal, Francine Gagne, sent a letter to parents, letting them know that a volunteer had been charged with sexual offenses involving a child or children.

"As far as we know the alleged misconduct took place in a home setting," she said. "We do want to respect their privacy and well-being."

She told parents to contact her if they have questions and asked for support and prayers for those "closest to the situation."

Sellers was a volunteer working at the school until recently, said Diana Sims Snider, communications director for the Catholic Diocese of Richmond.

She said she could not confirm that Sellers was the individual charged with sexual abuse.

"The alleged incident did not take place at the school or when the individual was in a volunteer capacity," she said.

Hudson could not confirm Sellers' affiliation with the church.

In a March 3 photo, Sellers is pictured with four other volunteers and one child standing in front of the school's purple St. Patrick's Day float.

Sellers is being held in the Norfolk City Jail without bond.

Police continue to investigate, Hudson said.