Fort Collins Police: School Employee Assaulted Six Students

Fort Collins Police say an investigation of a school district paraprofessional who was accused of assaulting a disabled student has now turned up additional victims.

That's according to a post on the Fort Collins Police Services Facebook page.

The original investigation started when officials with the Poudre School District contacted police with concerns about a paraprofessional who rides district school buses.

School district resource officers launched an investigation on the allegations.

According to the post, officers saw surveillance videos which showed the paraprofessional, Tyler Zanella, hitting the student on several occasions.

But according to the latest post, further investigation based on surveillance video has turned up additional victims. A total of six disabled students were found to have been assaulted by Zanella according to the latest post.

According to the post:\

Detectives worked to notify the involved victim’s families of the incidents, and on May 30, 2023, met with the Larimer County District Attorney’s Office. The Larimer County District Attorney’s Office accepted and filed the following charges:

30 counts of 18-3-204 Assault in the Third-Degree At-Risk Person, a Class 6 Felony

30 counts of 18-6-401 Child Abuse, a Class 1 Misdemeanor

49 counts of 18-9-111 Harassment, a Class 1 Misdemeanor

19 counts of 18-6-401 Child Abuse (different section than the previous charges), a Class 2 Misdemeanor.\

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Source: Fort Collins School Employee Faces 30 Counts Of Child Abuse

Filed Under: Poudre School District, Fort Collins Police, Child Abuse

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