School Superintendents With Six Kids Of Their Own Are Arrested For Child Rape

It's always horrifying to hear about adults taking physical advantage of young children, let alone about those who are associated or work with schools. That's why people were shocked to learn why Heather and Patrick O'Donnell, a married couple who are both school superintendents from Bellefontaine, Ohio, were arrested on July 11. According to police, Patrick, a 52-year-old superintendent for Lake Local Schools, began sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl at least three times between 2013 and 2016. When 44-year-old Heather found out, she didn't alert authorities or even try to stop it. The girl, whose relationship to the O'Donnells is unclear at this time, had reportedly told Heather that Patrick had inappropriately touched her. When Heather confronted him about it, he claimed it happened by accident while they were wrestling