April 18, 2024

Teacher pleads not guilty to failure to report sex abuse

MARION — A July trial has been scheduled for an Iowa kindergarten teacher who prosecutors say didn’t report that a 15-year-old volunteer sexually abused her students. Court records say 59-year-old Diane Graham has pleaded not guilty to failure to report child abuse. Her trial is set to begin July 31. Court records say Graham was a teacher at in Marion when two students told her in August that they were being abused by the volunteer.