Parents say they complained about White weeks before arrest

URBANA – The parents of two children concerned about a game that teacher Jon White was playing with their children had told Urbana school district officials their concerns several weeks before a criminal investigation into his conduct began.

Those parents testified Thursday in pretrial motions in the case against White, 26, accused of sexually molesting their daughters and seven others at Thomas Paine Elementary School during the 2005-06 school year. They testified that district officials assured them they would investigate.

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