Overview
- Police say the suspect, identified as 25-year-old Abel Kai Gblah, entered the Phoenix campus by following a student who was buzzed in and remained on site for about 10 minutes.
- According to court documents, he told the child he was a doctor who needed to perform tests, then assaulted her in an empty classroom before fleeing when she told him to stop.
- Officers reviewed security video, identified Gblah, and arrested him later at his home; he was booked on sexual assault, kidnapping, and a reported probation violation.
- The school was locked down from 12:20 p.m. to 1:45 p.m., and an Orangewood employee was placed on administrative leave as the district investigates access procedures.
- District officials say security will remain on campus through the week and policies are under review, while police report the child and family are receiving support services; public records list Gblah as a level 2 sex offender with a prior 2021 conviction.