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New York Post
5 days ago
- New York Post
Teacher accused of drugging and sexually abusing dozens of children as young as 2
A Nevada elementary school teacher has admitted to drugging and sexually assaulting dozens of children — including a 2-year-old neighbor, according to police. Taji Hillson, 62, was arrested in Reno on July 2, a day after she penned an apology to a relative who accused her of sexually assaulting her 'throughout her childhood and adulthood,' according to a police report obtained by the Reno Gazette Journal. The now-adult accuser filed a police report in April — proving text messages of the elementary school teacher admitting to 'drugging her and touching her inappropriately,' according to court documents. Advertisement 4 Roy Gomm Elementary School in Nevada. Google St View 4 Roy Gomm Elementary, with a mural of a large tree and welcome sign. Google St View 'The defendant admitted to giving her [the alleged victim] Benadryl to sedate her by sneaking it in her food,' then touching the girl while she slept, police wrote in their report. When interviewed by police on June 25, Hillson allegedly admitted abusing the woman throughout her childhood, continuing when she returned home from college in 2014 — blaming it on how 'she never felt seen and desired to be close to another person,' the court docs said. Advertisement Hillson admitted to inappropriately touching at least a dozen other children — including a 2-year-old neighbor at a local pool within the last few years, police said. She has been charged in two of the cases, police said — stressing that none of those abused appear to be students. 'The allegations in this case are deeply disturbing,' Washoe County District Attorney Chris Hicks said in a statement, saying that alleged victims include 'a toddler.' Advertisement 'I commend the extraordinary courage of the adult victim who came forward to report this abuse; a brave act that has allowed us to seek justice and protect others from harm.' 4 She has been charged in two of the cases, police said — stressing that none of those abused appear to be students. Syda Productions – Hilson was employed at Roy Gomm Elementary School from 2022 through June 2025, according to the Reno Gazette. Police said there is no evidence that Hillson harmed any students while employed at the school, per the outlet. 4 'The allegations in this case are deeply disturbing,' Washoe County District Attorney Chris Hicks said in a statement, saying that alleged victims include 'a toddler.' Reno Police Department / Facebook Advertisement She was charged with one count of sexual assault of a child under 14, one count of sexual assault and three counts of lewdness with a child under 14, according to Washoe County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) records show. Her bail was set at $5 million.
NDTV
5 days ago
- NDTV
US Teacher Charged With Multiple Counts Of Sexual Abuse Against Minors
A former US teacher has been charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse after a female relative came forward to report her to the police. Taji Hillson was arrested on July 2 on one count of sexual assault against a minor under the age of 14, one offence of sexual assault, and three charges of lewdness with a minor under the age of 14, according to public records from the Washoe County Sheriff's Office (WCSO). Hillson, a 62-year-old former substitute physical education teacher at Roy Gomm Elementary School in the Washoe County School District in Reno, Nevada, was employed there from September 2022 through June 2025. She admitted to drugging the victim and touching at least a dozen youngsters inappropriately over the years. The Reno Police Department released an arrest report against Ms Hillson on Friday and set her bail at $5 million, KOLO News 8 reported. On April 30, an adult female relative reported Hillson to authorities, alleging the former PE teacher had drugged her using Benadryl and sexually abused her for decades. The sexual abuse allegedly started when the victim was a youngster and continued into adulthood. "Throughout her childhood and adulthood, she would feel sexual pleasure while sleeping and often wake up with... (Hillson) hovering over her," the sexual assault report said. The relative provided police several text exchanges in which Ms Hillson acknowledged "drugging her and touching her inappropriately." In the two months that followed, she submitted four more complaints, each including more text disclosures from the defendant about Ms Hillson "inappropriately touching other children." Hillson eventually admitted to drugging and harassing her cousin, including incidents of penetration around the age of 8, in a police interview on June 25, according to PEOPLE. She also told police that she continued doing the same when a relative came home from college in 2014. She also admitted that she had sexually touched a neighbour's two-year-old child in a public pool in the past few years, as well as at least a dozen other children, most of whom were family. According to the report, the defendant claimed she carried out "all of the actions because she has never felt 'seen' and desired to be close with another person."
