Retired school administrator charged with sexual misconduct

LEBANON, Mo. (AP) - Court documents said a retired Missouri school administrator exposed himself twice to a 9-year-old at a shopping mall and inappropriately touched a 17-year-old at a YMCA.

Thomas Luthy Jr., 80, of Lebanon, was charged this week with three misdemeanor counts of sexual misconduct. The court documents said Luthy was in the mall's bathroom when he exposed himself and the teenager was listening to music in his car in April when Luthy touched him.

Luthy's attorney, Dee Wampler, told the Springfield News-Leader the charges are a "shock."

The Lebanon school district told KYTV that Luthy worked there from the 1960s until he retired as the assistant superintendent in 2000. If convicted, Luthy faces up to 15 days in jail on one count and six months on the other two.