Mountain Range HS administrator arrested for child abuse

A Mountain Range High School administrator was arrested Monday on suspicion of sending “inappropriate” photos to an underage student.

Tate Drane, 27, was arrested by Westminster police on three charges, including sexual assault of a child by someone in a position of trust, sexual exploitation of a child via the internet and luring a child via the internet, according to a news release from the department.

Several reports made this weekend through Safe2Tell, an anonymous reporting hotline for students, state that the administrator sent “inappropriate photos to an underage student.”

Drane was arrested after further investigation. The date for Drane’s court appearance has not yet been set.

Anyone with information about the allegations should call Westminster police at 303-658-4360.

Sign up to receive crime news straight to your inbox every day.