Kannapolis teacher charged with indecent liberties, principal charged with failing to report
Nov 27, 2024
KANNAPOLIS, NC – The principal of the Concord Lake STEAM Academy in Kannapolis is charged with failure to report the sex abuse of a student by a teacher.
The Kannapolis Police department charged 42-year-old Kendra Woods of Charlotte with one count of failure to report abuse and one count of failure to report crimes against juveniles.
Investigators say they received a complaint back in October that Ms. Woods failed to report a crime.
During the investigation, police arrested a teacher at the school, 23-year-old Tyler Woods.
He is charged with three counts of Indecent Liberties with a child, one count of Disseminate Obscenity to a Minor and one count of permitting a Minor to Assist in Obscenity.
Police say the principal and the teacher are not related.
Investigators are asking anyone who may have information that will help with the investigation to contact Sergeant Alex Quigley at 704-920-4048 ([email protected]) or Lieutenant James Livengood at 704-920-4082 ([email protected]).