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Two former Abington Senior High School students have filed a civil lawsuit accusing the Abington School District, the Abington Police Department, and former school resource officer Jordan Jones of failing to protect them from sexual abuse, according to a report.
The suit, filed Aug. 25 in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court, alleges that officials ignored warning signs and mishandled reports of misconduct involving Jones, a 31-year-old Horsham resident who worked as the high school’s full-time resource officer beginning in 2021. The students claim that both the district and police allowed Jones to exploit his position and groom them.
According to the complaint, Jones used his role to gain access to students and pressured the two victims into frequent private meetings in his office during school hours, often causing them to miss class. Staff reportedly raised concerns with administrators, but no action was taken. Students also created social media accounts featuring sexualized references to Jones, which officials allegedly failed to investigate.
The lawsuit contends that the school district and police failed to properly vet, train, or supervise Jones and ignored “clear and obvious signs” of grooming. It further accuses the police department of failing to oversee Jones once he was assigned to the school, enabling him to act “without fear of professional reprisal.”
Detectives arrested Jones last year and charged him with multiple felonies. He resigned from the Abington Police Department shortly after. Earlier this year, he pleaded guilty to two felony counts and was sentenced to 11 ½ to 23 months in jail, followed by seven years of probation. Court filings state that one of the victims had sexual encounters with Jones at his Horsham home on about 15 occasions.
The lawsuit also criticizes the school district for declining to release the results of an internal investigation conducted by an outside law firm after Jones’s arrest.
The Abington School District, citing active litigation, declined to comment on the specific allegations but said in a statement that “the wellbeing and safety of our students and staff are of paramount importance.” The Abington Police Department has not issued a response.
The plaintiffs argue that school and police officials ignored repeated red flags, failed to act when concerns were raised, and allowed Jones’s abuse to continue unchecked.
