PDF: Read Bass' suspension letter here
St. Johns County School District plumber Zachary Bass was arrested Friday for charges of lewd and lascivious behavior on a victim under 12 years old.
The police report says Bass, 34, had been molesting the victim for over a year.
This incidents occurred in St. Augustine.
St. Johns County School District Spokesperson Christina Langston said Bass was suspended Friday with pay. This is standard procedure.
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This is the first time Bass has been arrested, according to St. Johns County Sheriff's Office records.
His bond was $100,000. He was released from the St. Johns County Jail on Sunday.
The Special Victims Unit and the Department of Children and Families is helping the victim and the victim's family.
Action News Jax reporter Varisa Lall Dass will have more on this story at noon on CBS 47.
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