AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATE SCHOOLS VP : IMPROPER TOUCH CLAIMED.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Daily News Staff Writer Kevin Carney car·ney n. Informal Variant of carny. , the vice president of the high school board and a sergeant in charge of the local child abuse detail, has been placed on paid leave while officials investigate claims that he inappropriately touched two girls. Carney, 45, a 20-year law enforcement veteran who supervises deputies in the Juvenile Investigations Bureau offices in the Antelope antelope, name applied to a large number of hoofed, ruminant mammals of the cattle family (Bovidae), which also includes the sheep and goats. The North American pronghorn is sometimes called an antelope, but belongs to a separate, related family (Antilocapridae). and Santa Clarita valleys The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. , denied the allegations. ``I categorically deny this. I vehemently deny this,'' Carney said Wednesday, referring further questions to his attorney. The Palmdale resident was placed on paid leave Saturday and is being investigated by the Internal Criminal Investigations Bureau of the Sheriff's Department, officials said. ``It is an ongoing investigation, and we don't comment on that. The allegations involve children, and there is confidentiality that has to be respected,'' said Sgt. Paul Sylvia. ``There were accusations of sexual misconduct sexual misconduct Professional ethics Any behavior that violates a health professional's ethics through sexual contact of physician and his/her Pt. See Professional boundaries. . That's what we're investigating.'' A spokesman with the Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau said Carney had been relieved of duty pending the outcome of the investigation. Carney was accused of touching one girl through her clothing in an inappropriate fashion while she and the other alleged victim were at his house, said his attorney, R. Rex Parris. Parris said he does not know the date of the alleged incident. Parris said it is unclear to him whether the second girl is accusing Carney of inappropriate contact. ``Kevin has spent his life protecting kids. This isn't something that's even conceivable con·ceive v. con·ceived, con·ceiv·ing, con·ceives v.tr. 1. To become pregnant with (offspring). 2. ,'' Parris said. Parris said his client knows both girls, who are both about 10 and live in his neighborhood. ``He raises water turtles, and the kids come over to look at them,'' Parris said. Parris said investigators from his office have contacted the family of one of the girls, and that her father said he thinks his daughter is making up the story. ``Everybody in the neighborhood knows what Kevin Carney does for a living - he investigates crimes against children,'' Parris said. ``It stands to reason when a child is around him, they are thinking of these things "These Things" is an EP by She Wants Revenge, released in 2005 by Perfect Kiss, a subsidiary of Geffen Records. Music Video The music video stars Shirley Manson, lead singer of the band Garbage. Track Listing 1. "These Things [Radio Edit]" - 3:17 2. .'' Carney is married and has three children, Parris said. Parris said the investigators' findings have been forwarded to the District Attorney's Office's special investigations division, but a spokesperson said the office has not yet received the case. Bill Olenick, president of the Antelope Valley Union High School District The Antelope Valley Union High School District (A.V.U.H.S.D.) is located in the Antelope Valley area of California, in northern Los Angeles County. The district includes eight public high schools, one trade school, and two continuation high schools in the cities of Palmdale board, called the accusations against Carney ``disgusting'' and ``outrageous.'' ``As a colleague and a friend, it's disgusting,'' Olenick said. ``I'm just shocked - it's not Kevin Carney. I think it's outrageous what's being said. I hope Kevin will be completely exonerated.'' Carney was elected to the high school board in November 1995. Running as a conservative, Carney was the top vote-getter out of five candidates vying vy·ing v. Present participle of vie. vying vie for two board seats. Carney was among four of seven candidates in that election who signed a ``Contract with Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Families,'' promising to support school uniforms, oppose teaching about homosexuality homosexuality, a term created by 19th cent. theorists to describe a sexual and emotional interest in members of one's own sex. Today a person is often said to have a homosexual or a heterosexual orientation, a description intended to defuse some of the long-standing and start each school day with a ``moment of silence.'' Carney recently announced his intention to run for a seat on the Palmdale City Council in the November election. |
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