Paedo sex offender ‘ran into school restroom to sexually assault girl’

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A sex offender allegedly hopped over a school fence and ran into a girl's restroom and tried to sexually assault a student.

Logan Nighswonger, 32, sneaked into the elementary school and reduced a young girl to tears in Florida, USA, on Friday (August 19).

A campus supervisor spotted him as he quickly left the premises. He fled the scene in a vehicle and was later tracked down with his number plate.

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Nighswonger was detained and taken to jail following the traumatic ordeal, reports Law and Crime.

Alvord Unified School District Superintendent Allan Mucerino said: “We are grateful to our law enforcement partners for their swift action in apprehending and removing this threat to our society.

“Children should never experience a situation such as this and it deeply saddens me that this incident occurred.

"It gives us pause and reinforces our commitment to school safety in recognition that even when we follow safety best practices and do everything in our power to secure our campuses there continues to be threats, which we will continue to work tirelessly to mitigate.”

Riverside Police Chief Larry Gonzalez added: “The safety of our students and staff at school will always remain amongst our top priorities.

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“When that safety is put at risk, we will do everything within the law to quickly find and arrest the person responsible as we did yesterday.”

Nighswonger was first registered as a sex offender in California in 2016, after he was convicted in relation to annoying or molesting a minor under the age of 18.

It has been confirmed he is being held without bail.

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