Andrew C. Meeks was taken into custody and charged with child enticement and exposing a child to harmful material by the McFarland Police Department at 2:09 p.m., according to the Dane County Sheriff’s Office.
It is not known if the charges are related to Meeks’ employment at Waubesa Intermediate School, who is a fourth-grade teacher at the school, according to the school’s website.
In Wisconsin, child enticement is when someone causes or attempts to cause a child to go into a vehicle, building, room or other secluded place to engage in certain acts that would cause the child harm.
The harm can be mental, physical or sexual. In Wisconsin, the harmful act does not have to be done by the criminal, only the fact the criminal was attempting to lure the child to do the act.
Meeks was booked into the Public Safety Building Jail at 6:53 p.m., according to the Dane County Sheriff’s Office.
The case is being reviewed by the district attorney’s office.
The McFarland Police Department encourages anyone with information relating to this investigation to contact Investigator John Miller at 608-838-3151.
The McFarland School District issued a press release containing emails sent to staff and families on Wednesday.
“The McFarland School District is saddened about the arrest of, and charges filed against Andrew Meeks. At this time, the District is unable to comment further, except to confirm that the District is cooperating with law enforcement, but principally focused on ensuring that the events do not negatively impact back-to-school activities for all of our students, including those attending Waubesa Intermediate School,” according to the press release.