The Lakewood Police Department arrested a high school psychologist Tuesday evening on suspicion of child sexual assault of a student less than 15-years-old, marking the sixth related incident in Jefferson County Public Schools since the end of 2023.

James Michael Chevrier, 38, was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust, soliciting for child prostitution, two counts of possession with intent to manufacture or distribute a controlled substance and two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, according to a news release from the Lakewood Police Department.

The department said the investigation into Chevrier began on May 9 after the department received a report from Safe2Tell — an anonymous reporting system for staff and students — that accused a Green Mountain High School psychologist of sexually assaulting a female student.

After investigation, the department found that Chevrier was serving as a psychologist at Green Mountain High School and Bear Creek High School, according to the release.

Chevrier also worked as a staff member at Evergreen High School between 2022 and 2023 and the Cherry Creek School District between 2021 and 2022.

He was placed on administrative leave by the district on May 9, according to a letter sent to Green Mountain High School families.

When The Denver Gazette asked for comment on the latest charges, district officials emailed the statement sent to parents.

The arrest marks the sixth related incident in Jefferson County Public Schools since the end of 2023.

Imagine Kay Ewer, a 28-year-old former Jefferson County paraprofessional, was sentenced to four years in prison at the end of January 2025 for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old student.

Ewer’s January 2024 sentencing marked the beginning of a string of similar cases in Jefferson County.

Luis Fernando Robles-Luevanos, a family liaison at Creighton Middle School, was arrested in February 2024 for allegedly sexually assaulting children.

Justin Martinez, who worked at several JeffCo schools in afterschool care programs, was arrested in May for an alleged sexual assault on a child. Chloe Castro, a social worker in the district, was also arrested in November on similar charges.

In December, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office announced that it was conducting an investigation into David Weiss, the school district’s chief of schools, that involved possession of child sexual assault material.

Weiss was found dead in Maryland weeks after he was terminated following the criminal investigation. Authorities ruled his death a suicide.

In April, parents from a group called Jeffco Kids First claimed it uncovered 26 total cases of sexual abuse, misconduct, grooming, hiring, firing and reporting issues since 2022 in the district.

A spokesperson with Jeffco Public Schools told The Denver Gazette via email after the allegation that the district does not know where the 26-count list came from, but that officials would be happy to look into it and comment if Jeffco Kids First gave them the list.

Lindsay Datko, who launched Jeffco Kids First, said the group asked the district to discuss the 26 cases discovered and investigated, taking up on the challenge to provide the information.

In a response email to Datko obtained by The Denver Gazette, the school district said: “The safety of our students is a fundamental responsibility — one we take very seriously. Incidents where students are harmed are tragic and unacceptable. When misconduct or abuse is reported, our teams act immediately to assess the situation and determine the appropriate next steps, always with student safety as our top priority.”

Datko claimed that the district never addressed the detailed list of the 26 incidents sent.

“Jeffco doesn’t have boundaries,” Valerie Leal, a Jeffco mom who formerly represented charter schools on Jeffco’s district accountability committee, told The Denver Gazette in April. “They don’t have clear boundaries of what is or isn’t appropriate behavior between staff and children.”