Police say a 12-year-old boy is charged with sexual abuse stemming from an inappropriate incident with a classmate.

The boy was arrested Monday and charged with one count of sexual abuse, police said.

The boy is accused of making inappropriate sexual contact with a girl at Roberts-Naylor K-8 School on March 1, officials said. A teacher reported the incident to Vice Principal Bernadette Rosthenhausler, 45, and 60-year-old Linda Archuleta, who is a counselor at the school.



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A parent reached out to Tucson police after discovering that the incident hadn't been reported to authorities, police said.

Rosthenhausler and Archuleta are charged with failure to report a reportable incident.

Tucson Unified School District released the following statement: