An adult graduate of Highlands School District has come forward, accusing former teacher Sean Dicer of indecent assault and adding to the onslaught of sex-related allegations against him.
In the latest allegations, the incidents are said to have happened inside a classroom at the former Fairmount Elementary School about 20 years ago, according to a criminal complaint filed Tuesday against the onetime teacher.
Allegheny County Police filed charges against Dicer, 53, of Brackenridge that include indecent assault, child endangerment, unlawful contact with a minor and child corruption.
A district teacher for nearly 20 years, Dicer is in the Allegheny County Jail, facing charges of sexual assault stemming from a previous case in which he is accused of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, unlawful contact with a minor and sexual extortion.
The alleged victim in the newest allegations told police that Dicer inappropriately touched him and another student inside his classroom when they were in grade school, the complaint said.
The second student, known in the police report as victim No. 4, died several years ago, police said.
The victim told authorities the incidents occurred when they were in Dicer’s class, according to the complaint.
He said Dicer had a rewards program called “BD Bucks,” in which students could earn fake currency for good test scores or classroom chores. The alleged victim said Dicer would pull him and the other student aside regularly to offer them the rewards, according to the complaint.
He told police Dicer would ask them to go to his classroom and get his cash box and then follow them to the room, according to the police report.
On the first occasion, the victim said, Dicer asked him and the other boy if he could take a picture of them and asked the boys to hug, police said.
A month or two later, authorities say, Dicer repeated the request but asked the boys to pull their shirts up for the photo, in exchange for BD bucks.
In subsequent incidents, Dicer’s requests got progressively worse, according to the complaint.
The fourth incident involved Dicer allegedly asking if he could touch the boys, the complaint said.
“(The boy) recalls asking, ‘Where,’ while victim No. 4 asked ‘Why?’ ” according to the complaint.
When the first boy refused, Dicer offered him $20 to change his mind, the complaint said.
That alleged victim said the other boy told him months later that Dicer gave him $100 for inappropriate touching and more than a year later disclosed that Dicer gave him $200 for a sex act, police said.
Highlands Superintendent Monique Mawhinney declined a TribLive request for comment.
Jim Madalinsky, public information officer for Allegheny County Police, said detectives continue to ask anyone with information to contact the county police tip line at 833-ALL-TIPS (833-255-8477).
Dicer is scheduled for arraignment on the original charges Jan. 30.
His attorney, Duke George, was not available to comment.
