NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. – Allan Craig, an Instructional Assistant at the Achieve Center located at 6915 Madison Street, New Port Richey, has been arrested and charged with felony child abuse and tampering with a witness.
The arrest follows an investigation into a child abuse complaint reported to the New Port Richey Police Department on January 28, 2025.
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The investigation revealed that Craig had assaulted an eight-year-old student at the school. Witnesses reported that Craig pulled the child from under a table, threw him to the ground, and pushed him against a wooden cabinet before taking him to another room, according to investigators.
Police say the victim was observed with a bloody nose in that room and also alleged that Craig had choked him earlier that morning on the school bus.
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Furthermore, Craig sent a text message to a teacher asking them to falsely claim that the victim had been involved in a fight with another child at the school.
Craig was arrested and booked into the Pasco County Jail. His booking photo is not yet available.
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