Overview
- Heather L. Pancer, 48, a security officer at George Washington High School, is accused in court records of assaulting two students between 2018 and 2021.
- Both alleged assaults occurred during Chicago Police Department lock-in events at the Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center on the Near West Side.
- Authorities charged Pancer with two felony counts of criminal sexual assault after a warrant was issued and she turned herself in earlier this month.
- Court records state one victim was 15 to 17 between December 2018 and May 2020, and a second was 16 to 17 between February 2019 and February 2021.
- Investigators say a photo allegedly sent to a victim’s sister led them to the second victim, and Chicago Public Schools emphasized safety protocols while declining to comment on personnel matters.