Former Detroit School Board President Otis Mathis has turned himself in on charges of misconduct in office related to a complaint that he fondled himself in front of an employee.
DETROIT (AP) — Former Detroit School Board President Otis Mathis has turned himself in on charges of misconduct in office related to a complaint that he fondled himself in front of an employee. The Wayne County prosecutor’s office says the 55-year-old Mathis will be processed Friday on the charges. He faces arraignment Tuesday in 36th District Court in Detroit. Mathis was charged Wednesday with the five-year felony and obscene conduct, a 90-day misdemeanor. He resigned from the board June 17 following the allegations by Superintendent Teresa Gueyser, who filed a complaint with the school district’s Public Safety department a day after a private meeting with Mathis. Mathis wrote to the board that he "made inappropriate actions toward a professional employee" and that he regretted his actions. Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. Photo Caption: Former Detroit Board of Education President Otis Mathis sits in the audience at a scheduled board meeting on June 18, 2010 in Detroit. Prosecutors have charged Mathis after allegations he fondled himself repeatedly in front of the school district’s superintendent. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said Wednesday, June 30, 2010 he is charged with misconduct in office and obscene conduct. (AP Photo/Detroit Free Press, Romain Blanquart)