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Trial set to begin for former Lee County school employee accused of touching student

Posted at 7:22 AM, Jan 07, 2020
and last updated 2020-01-07 12:48:26-05

UPDATE -- Jamie Hill accepted a plea to a lesser charge Tuesday ahead of her trial.
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FORT MYERS, Fla. – A trial is set to begin Tuesday for a former Lee County school paraprofessional charged with inappropriately touching a 15-year old student.

Jamie Hill resigned from Lehigh Senior High School last June, when the investigation started.

She was arrested in August, and is facing a felony charge of lewd or lascivious molestation.

RELATED: Lee County Schools previously disciplined employee arrested for touching student

Her trial is expected to begin at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. You can count on Fox 4 to let you know what happens.