COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A former Fulton County Schools teacher is facing charges in connection with a Cobb County sex abuse case involving a child, Cobb County jail records show. Charges against Holly McQueen include child molestation and enticing a child.
11Alive is reaching out to Cobb County police for more information on the case. In a letter to parents, obtained by 11Alive from a viewer, Principal Neil Pinnock said McQueen, a teacher at River Trail Middle School in Fulton County, resigned from her position as the criminal investigation was launched concerning allegations about inappropriate behavior with a minor.
Currently, Pinnock said he does not believe any Fulton County students were involved. The alleged abuse is believed to have happened in Cobb County, where McQueen is being held.
Pinnock said the district will work with Cobb County police and added it notified its own school officers once they knew of her charges.
In total, jail records show McQueen was charged with:
- Three counts of child molestation
- Two counts of enticing a child
- One count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor
- One count of sexual assault by a teacher/principal/principal asst./other administrators engaged in sexual contact with another individual
The district released a statement about the case, confirming her separation from the school.
"Yesterday, the River Trail Middle School administration was notified by the Fulton County Schools Police Department of the charges made against Ms. McQueen related to incidents occurring in Cobb County. McQueen is no longer an employee of Fulton County Schools."
