Jordan Henderson, 35, was charged in April 2024 with a total of 15 counts of child molestation involving four girls at the school. Two counts were dismissed.
HOME, Wash. — A former Evergreen Elementary School teacher accused of molesting four girls under the age of 12 was found guilty on 12 counts of child molestation.
Jordan Henderson, 35, was charged in April 2024 with nine counts of child molestation and pleaded not guilty. That was increased to a total of 15 counts after another victim came forward. Two of those counts were dismissed.
Court documents state that in 2024, one of the girls told investigators Henderson was “touching all the girls inappropriately, including me.” The girl said Henderson told her the touching was “something normal that teachers do” and warned her not to tell anyone.
The families of the four girls later sued the Peninsula School District, alleging the district failed to protect students from Henderson. The lawsuit claims the district “knew or should have known that the risk of sexual abuse of students was significant and that measures were needed to protect students.”
“We believe the school district knew, or at minimum should have known, about what was occurring and that Jordan Henderson was a danger to these young girls and was actively molesting them at various times throughout the school day,” said Kevin Hastings, an attorney with PCVA Law representing the families.
Henderson is set to be sentenced April 10.
KING 5’s Conner Board and Natalie Swaby contributed to this report.