(Marshalltown, Iowa) — A former Marshalltown High School administrator and substitute teacher is accused of having inappropriate contact with a student. Officers with the Marshalltown Police Department, Thursday, arrested 63-year-old Daniel Terrones, of Marshalltown. He is charged with sexual exploitation by a school employee, a class D felony.

The investigation began on April 16 when Marshalltown police received a complaint about a teacher at MHS possibly having inappropriate contact with a student. The criminal complaint alleges that Terrones “engaged in a pattern” of excessive touching of a student he had authority over. It also alleges he routinely texted the victim, hugged the victim and kissed the victim on the cheek while the victim was exiting a school bus. According to Marshalltown police, Terrones was a part-time substitute teacher and club administrator. A spokesperson for the Marshalltown Community School District said Terrones resigned from his position effective May 5th.

Daniel Terrones (Marshalltown PD photo)

Terrones worked for the school district for 25 years before retiring at the MHS dean of students at the end of the 2022-23 school year. He started at Marshalltown’s Anson Middle School in 1998 and eventually became the associate principal.