BELTON, Texas (KXXV) — A former physical education coach at Cedar Crest Hospital in Belton was arrested Thursday on a felony charge of sexual assault of a child, following an investigation by the Belton Police Department.
David Paul Jones, 58, of Temple, was booked into the Bell County Jail and remained in custody Friday on a $250,000 bond.
The charge comes from a report made in September 2024, when a 15-year-old student accused Jones of sexual assault. A Cedar Crest staff member notified Belton police after the alleged outcry.
Belton investigators secured a felony arrest warrant through the Bell County District Attorney’s Office on May 19. The Temple Police Department executed the warrant Thursday afternoon.
Officials said Jones had been employed as a contracted physical education coach at the psychiatric facility and residential treatment center from November 2023 through September 2024.
