Crime & Safety
Ex Army and Navy Academy Admin Arrested on Molestation Allegations
The former boarding school administrator was accused of sexually assaulting at least six of his one-time students.
An ex-administrator for a North County military boarding school was arrested Thursday on suspicion of sexually assaulting at least six of his one-time students.
Jeffery S. Barton, 56, who was employed at Army and Navy Academy in Carlsbad from 1995 until earlier this year, was taken into custody early Thursday evening, authorities said.
The investigation began in June, when a former student of the college-preparatory school, now an adult, reported allegations of past sexual conduct on the part of Barton, police Lt. Marc Reno said. Detectives subsequently developed leads and identified the additional purported victims.
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Barton, an Oceanside resident, was booked into county jail in Vista Thursday night on suspicion of 16 felony counts, including sodomy and oral copulation by force. An arraignment is expected to be scheduled for Tuesday.
— City News Service
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