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"A sign language teacher who instructs students in the Salinas Union High School District\u00A0was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of molesting two children.Adam Frogel, 57, turned himself in to Salinas police and was booked into the Monterey County Jail on six counts. Frogel remained in jail Wednesday in lieu of $500,000 bail.Salinas police Cmdr. Vincent Maiorana said Frogel had\u00A0\"inappropriate sexual relations\" with two underage victims.Frogel is an employee of Florida-based Sunbelt Staffing Company, and\u00A0was hired as a contract educational interpreter through the Monterey County Office of Education.A person who answered the phone at\u00A0Sunbelt Staffing Company hung up on a KSBW reporter when asked about Frogel.He taught students with special needs and the suspected sexual abuse happened off-campus,\u00A0Maiorana said.\"After school hours and at on off-site location, Frogel is alleged to have had inappropriate sexual relations with two minor victims,\" Maiorana said.Officials did not disclose which schools\u00A0Frogel taught at.PHOTOS: Local educators and coaches charged with child sex crimesSuperintendent Nancy Kotowski was not available to comment to KSBW on Wednesday but released a prepared statement in an email.\"Student safety is the highest priority of the Monterey County Office of Education in all student programs and services. To ensure students are safe, policies and procedures are in place, including background checks and fingerprinting of all employees, contractors, and volunteers. On March 14, 2014, MCOE was notified of alleged misconduct by Mr. Adam Frogel, a contracted service provider employed by Sunbelt Staffing Company, and immediately notified the Salinas Police Department who initiated an investigation. Simultaneously, MCOE immediately suspended all services from Mr. Frogel. Mr. Frogel was arrested on March 25, 2014. MCOE and the school districts where Mr. Frogel had been assigned to assist students are cooperating with law enforcement authorities,\" the statement read."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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