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Grand jury indicts former Indianapolis educator in alleged abuse of two students
Hunter Sesemann faces nine battery charges, including six felonies, over alleged incidents involving two students with disabilities at Washington Irving Neighborhood School 14. The children’s families say they also plan to sue school officials, raising questions about how the allegations were handled.
A Marion County grand jury has indicted former Indianapolis special education teacher Hunter Sesemann on nine battery charges tied to allegations involving two students with disabilities, both younger than 14.
The indictment, returned Oct. 19, includes six felony counts. Court documents say the alleged incidents occurred in September and October 2025 at Washington Irving Neighborhood School 14, a pre-K through fifth-grade school on Indianapolis’ near eastside. The documents allege Sesemann touched the students “in a rude, insolent, or angry manner.” The charges are allegations, and the case has not been resolved in court.
Tammy Meyer, an attorney for the children’s families, said the allegations were particularly troubling because the students depended on adults at school for their safety and may have had difficulty communicating what happened.
The attorneys also represent a third family that has raised allegations of abuse and neglect. All three families intend to file civil lawsuits against Sesemann and school officials, Meyer’s firm said.
It remains unclear whether the allegations were reported to school administrators, what steps officials may have taken, or when and under what circumstances Sesemann left his job.
School 14 is operated by the Near Eastside Innovation School Corporation, a nonprofit that runs two schools within the Indianapolis Public Schools network but operates independently of the district. Representatives of the nonprofit and IPS did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Attorneys representing Sesemann in the criminal case also did not immediately respond to a request for comment.