A Catasauqua Area School District teacher faces a felony charge for allegedly sexually abusing a former student.

Kimberly Race, 42, of the 800 block of Race Street in Catasauqua, has been suspended from her job, the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office said Thursday.

She was arraigned Thursday on the felony count of statutory sexual assault, in addition to misdemeanor corruption of minors.

“The victim had been a student ... in one of her classes several years prior to the alleged abuse, though there are no allegations of abuse during the time the victim was her student,” the prosecutor’s office said in a news release.

Lehigh County Detective Andrew Millen received a report June 27 of alleged sexual assaults involving the juvenile in 2018 at Race's home, according to the release.

Millen interviewed the victim and viewed video leading to the charges based on allegations of inappropriate sexual activities with a minor who was under age 16, the release states.

“I thank and commend Detective Millen for his work on this investigation,” District Attorney Jim Martin says in the release.

Catasauqua Area schools Superintendent Robert Spengler said Race was placed on paid suspension leave.

“Pending the potential release and review of evidence, that could possibly change to an unpaid suspension and/or other disciplinary action up to and including dismissal,” Spengler said in an email. “Please know that the corresponding internal investigation found no evidence of activity in the schools of the Catasauqua Area School District or the involvement of any other students.”

Race was arraigned before District Judge Ronald Manescu and released on $50,000 unsecured bail. She faces a preliminary hearing scheduled Oct. 7 before District Judge Michael D’Amore to determine if there is sufficient evidence to send the case toward trial in Lehigh County Court.

A call for comment to Race’s attorney was not immediately returned.

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