Annie Pulley
RACINE — A former teacher at 21st Century Preparatory School in Racine pleaded no contest Tuesday in connection to allegations that he sexually assaulted several students.
Jamill Sanders of Racine, who is 37, pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor counts of fourth-degree sexual assault and one felony count of the physical abuse of a child meant to cause bodily harm.
He originally was charged with one count of second-degree sexual assault of a child and one count of the repeated sexual assault of the same child.
Both charges, which are felonies, were dismissed and read into the court’s record during the Tuesday hearing.
Sanders had pleaded not guilty to the original charges May 29, 2024, and signed a $10,000 cash bond May 14, according to online court records.
On Tuesday, Judge Jon Fredrickson ordered Sanders to comply with a pre-sentence investigation through the state Department of Corrections, and Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Flynn noted that the state will request at sentencing that Sanders comply with the sex offender registry.
That sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 15 at the Racine County Courthouse.
Original allegations
According to previous reporting, Racine police officers were sent to the K4-8 school at 1220 Mound Ave. on March 27 after a report of a sexual assault.
Sanders had been working as a behavioral interventionalist, and five students from the school reportedly made allegations against him.
A 12-year-old student reportedly told police that Sanders touched her inappropriately, and that on a separate occasion allegedly pinched her breast.
Another 12-year-old girl alleged that Sanders touched her breast several times over a few months. Three 14-year-olds made similar allegations.
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