MAITLAND, Fla. — Maitland police have arrested a youth summer camp counselor on a molestation charge.
Police say Mahlyk Poole, 21, had inappropriate contact with a child under 12 while working as a counselor for Discover After School, which is a summer camp at Dommerich Elementary School with the facility rented from Orange County Public Schools.
The victim’s parents reported the alleged incident on Wednesday. Poole was arrested Friday on a charge of lewd or lascivious molestation of a victim younger than 12 years old.
The Florida Department of Children and Families and the school district are also investigating.
Investigators are asking anyone with a child enrolled in the Discover After School camp and have any information regarding this case to call the Maitland Police Department at 407-539-6262
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