Tumwater band teacher pleads not guilty to sex charges

THE OLYMPIAN | • Published April 16, 2008

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TUMWATER — The band director for A.G. West Black Hills High School was placed on paid administrative leave today following allegations that he sexually abused two underage boys in 2007 while working as a counselor at a Boy Scout camp in Idaho.

Timothy Andrew Kellis, 38, is charged with one count of sexual abuse of a child and two counts of lewd conduct with a minor under age 16, according to a criminal complaint filed Monday in Latah County, Idaho.

Charges include allegations of fondling, oral sex and attempted sexual intercourse.

Kellis entered a not guilty plea during a first appearance in court, said his court-appointed attorney, Sunil Ramalingam.

For more on the story, see The Olympian Thursday.