New Allegations Against E.P. Schools, Former Teacher

Written by Craig Smullin, Posted in Local, Posted: Thu, March 21 2013 at 5:32 PM, Updated: Thu, March 21 2013 at 5:48 PM

Jackson County School District 9 back in the spotlight... again... for all the wrong reasons. New allegations are surfacing againstĀ  former school counselor and substitute teacher Joel Heller. Heller was previously accused of inappropriately touching students in 2011... now a local attorney says he's found girls who say Heller's sexual abuse dates back to 2005 or 2006. NBC-5's Craig Smullin reports.

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Craig Smullin

Craig Smullin is a reporter and anchor for NBC5 News at 5.

Craig grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area playing every sport his mom would drive him to. Craig attended Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, California where he majored in Recreation Administration and Sports Management. In early 2005 he began a post-graduate internship with the NBC5 News sports department. He split his duties between news and sports.

In the spring of 2006 he began writing and producing NBC5's Tank of Gas Getaway summer travel series. In the fall of 2006, Craig was promoted to Weekend Sports Anchor, then moved from co-anchoring NBC5 News at Sunrise to NBC5 News at 5.

Craig is a dedicated Portland Trailblazer fan and enjoys snowboarding down the slopes of Mt. Ashland.

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