Charge: Lexington child care center director sexually assaulted 4-year-old in his office

A director at a Lexington child care and education center has been charged with raping a 4-year-old girl in his office, according to a police citation.

Adam Wieser, 27, was charged Friday with first-degree rape and first-degree sexual abuse of a child under 12 in a May 1 incident at the victim’s school. He was in the Fayette County Detention Center Monday, according to jail records.

Sharon Price, director of the Community Action Council which oversees the child care center, said the organization considers the safety and security of Head Start students its top priority. The Community Action Council received a report about the site director at One Parent Scholar House and immediately removed him from the position, Price said.

The Community Action Council made a formal report to the appropriate regulatory agencies, she said.

On Friday, the council learned that criminal charges were brought against Wieser as a result of the ensuing investigation.

“The former Site Director is no longer affiliated in any way with CAC and is not permitted on any of its properties. This matter is in the hands of the Lexington Police Department at this time, and further information will become available as it proceeds through the Court system,” Price said.

The One Parent Scholar House helps single parents earn a post-secondary education by providing affordable housing for their families. Its partner, Community Action Council, directly operates The Prep Academy on the One Parent Scholar House campus, according to its website. Wieser was employed by the Community Action Council, not the One Parent Scholar House.

The program educates young children up to 5 years old and also provides services for the child and their family “to help both the child and the family be successful in school and ready for the future,” the scholar house’s website says.

The police citation said Wieser engaged in sexual intercourse with a 4-year-old girl and also had sexual contact with her. He touched her inappropriately, the citation said.

The girl made the allegations during a forensic interview, the citation said.

Wieser has denied the allegation, according to the citation. Fayette County court records indicate he will be arraigned Monday.