DENVER — Police have arrested a Denver Public Schools social worker on child sex assault charges.
The Denver Police Department said Thursday that officers arrested 44-year-old Emilio Ramos-Avila for investigation of three counts of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust on Wednesday.
The school district said Ramos-Avila has been employed with the district since August 2015. He is currently a social worker at Force Elementary School. Ramos-Avila has been on administrative leave since Oct. 17 and will remain on leave until the district can finish its investigation, said DPS.
Further details about the case have not been released.
Police asked anyone with information or other related crimes to call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.
