Former substitute teacher accused of sexually abusing children at elementary school

CALHOUN COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) - A former substitute teacher was 
arrested after allegedly sexually abusing children at an elementary 
school.

Calhoun County Sheriff Falon Hurst said Jeffrey Owen worked as a 
substitute teacher, but was not directly employed by any school board in 
Alabama.

Hurst said a child came forward saying they were abused by Owen during the 
2021-22 school year. The child’s sister also said she was sexually abused. 
Both children were abused at Weaver Elementary School, according to 
police.

“The child was forensically interviewed at a child advocacy center where 
she disclosed that a substitute teacher Jeffrey Owen had inappropriately 
touched her. Her sister ended up disclosing the same information during 
the course of this investigation. It had happened to her as well,” Hurst 
said.

Owen is also accused of sexually abusing a child at a school in Anniston, 
Alabama.

Anniston Police Chief Clint Parris said a child reported that she was 
sexually abused by Owen in 2025.

“The child actually told her parents, and the parent actually came down 
and filed the report with us, and they kept in contact with the parents 
and the school system and worked well with our investigative division to 
bring this to an end,” Parris said.

Hurst emphasized the importance of parents and guardians listening to 
their children.

“Please listen carefully to your children and never dismiss allegations of 
abuse,” he said. “It’s important to talk to the schools, talk to the 
school employees, listen to your kids, talk to the SROs and know the SROs 
for those reasons.”

Owen is charged with two counts of sexual abuse of a child younger than 12 
in the Weaver Elementary School case. He is also charged with one count of 
sexual abuse of a child younger than 12 in Anniston, Alabama.

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