AKRON, Ohio — The Summit County Sheriff's Detective Bureau has arrested a Wings of Change Learning Center employee who is accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a 9-year-old student.
Detectives said they were called in September on reports of student aid Isaac Rosler, 20, sexually exploiting a 9-year-old boy.
Rosler was charged with six counts of gross sexual imposition and one count of attempted rape.
He was booked in the Summit County Jail.
Wings of Change Founder and President Jordye Joyce released the following statement:
"We learned today that former student aide Isaac Rosler was arrested by the Summit County Sheriff’s Department and charged with attempted rape and 6 counts of gross sexual imposition. We terminated Mr. Rosler immediately after finding that he exchanged text messages with one of our former students.
Everyone at Wings of Change Therapy is shocked and distressed by news of these charges. Protecting the children in our care is always our highest priority, and we are appalled that one of our former employees may have taken advantage of his position to harm vulnerable children. We are deeply sorry that our former student and family must endure this emotional stress. We have and will continue to fully cooperate with the authorities as this matter unfolds in the legal system.
We are fiercely dedicated to the safety of every one of our students. It is our top priority every day and we will do everything in our power to protect our students. As soon as we learned that Mr. Rosler exchanged text messages with the former student, we terminated his employment and reported this matter to the Akron Police Department, as did the student’s family. We also contacted Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and Summit County Child Protective Services for further investigation.
The Sheriff’s Department is encouraging anyone who has concerns about their children’s interaction with Mr. Rosler to please call Detective William Holland. All information will be strictly confidential.
We expect and demand high moral and ethical standards of our staff, and do not tolerate behavior deviating from those elevated standards. Our staff, including our aides, undergo rigorous background checks by the state of Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations (BCI) and the FBI as part of the hiring process. The background checks conducted on Mr. Rosler did not indicate any concerns.
Because this is an ongoing criminal matter, we cannot discuss the allegations further."
