The third grade Scott Elementary teacher accused of molesting his student was released from Vanderburgh County jail on bond Saturday afternoon.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- The third-grade Scott Elementary teacher accused of molesting his student was released on $10,000 bond from Vanderburgh County Jail Saturday afternoon.
Justin Wolf, 25, will not return to the classroom.
He was suspended without pay by Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp., and he is banned from all EVSC premises "pending a formal recommendation to the school board," according to an EVSC statement issued Saturday night.
The school board is scheduled to meet Feb. 26.
As a condition of his bond, Wolf may have no contact with the alleged victim.
He will have his first court appearance Wednesday.
No one answered the door at an Evansville home owned by Wolf on Saturday evening.
Wolf was arrested Friday after the mother of one of his students told police her child reported being fondled in the genital area by Wolf during class. Police interviewed Wolf Friday afternoon. He initially denied the allegations, then later apologized for his actions and gave police a statement, according to a sheriff's office probable cause affidavit.
Sheriff's Office detectives are investigating whether there are other victims at Scott, Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding said.
"We don't have any concrete information that there are more victims," Wedding said Saturday afternoon. "But if you have a teacher molest a child in the classroom, there is a chance there are more victims."
The sheriff's office held a meeting with parents of Wolf's students Saturday afternoon to give them tips on how to talk with their children about the case and to encourage them to report any further allegations. Media was not allowed to attend the meeting.
EVSC officials say they are cooperating fully with the investigation.
Mike Duckworth, an EVSC school board member, said he and all the leaders at EVSC are shaken by the news.
Teachers undergo a background check before being hired, he said.
"I think our process is very thorough," Duckworth said. "It's very devastating to think that really the process failed us."
In addition to teaching, Wolf worked part-time at the downtown YMCA since 2011.
The YMCA was not part of the sheriff's office investigation into Wolf as of Saturday evening.
"If (the sheriff's office) calls, we'll cooperate in any way we need to," said Lisa Verkamp, a spokeswoman for the YMCA. She added that there are no allegations of inappropriate behavior by Wolf at the YMCA.
Nevertheless, the YMCA suspended Wolf's employment indefinitely after his arrest and barred him from their facilities.