An ISS paraprofessional employee with Jersey Shore Area Middle School was arraigned on rape and other related related charges Friday before District Judge William Solomon.

Brian S. Witner, 39, of 1091 River Mill Road, Jersey Shore, is accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl at his residence on Dec. 3, 2025, according to a Lycoming Regional Police affidavit.

The incident is unrelated to his employment with the middle school.

Police were contacted by an educational facility in the Williamsport area on Dec. 4, to report that a female student had allegedly been sexually assaulted by Witner in his home the night prior.

According to the alleged victim, Witner had engaged in unprotected intercourse and other activities.

The alleged victim stated that at one point during the encounter, she had pinched his neck.

While executing a search warrant at Witner’s home, police observed him to have a large red mark on his neck, according to court documents.

Police also confiscated interior surveillance camera footage and clothing worn by the alleged victim the previous night.

On the afternoon of Dec. 4, Witner’s wife can be heard discussing why she was on her way to the hospital.

“You were in a bedroom with a closed door — I told you not to be in a room alone with her and this is why,” she can be heard yelling at Witner over the phone, court filings said.

State police lab results allegedly returned a positive match for the presence of Witner’s DNA in garments belonging to the alleged victim seized by police, as well as on samples collected during a sexual assault evaluation kit collected from the alleged victim.

The samples were confirmed to be that of Witner’s bloodline, and it was concluded that the samples taken from the clothes were more than 16 octillion times more likely to come from the alleged victim and Witner than the alleged victim and any other unknown person, according to the police report.

Witner was arraigned on charges of rape, statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault, unlawful contact with a minor, sexual assault, indecent assault, corruption of minors and endangering the welfare of children and remanded to the Lycoming County Prison in lieu of $150,000 monetary bail.

He is scheduled for a preliminary hearing at 9:30 a.m. on May 20.

“The Jersey Shore Area School District takes allegations of abuse in any form seriously,” district Superintendent Brian Ulmer said in a statement.

“Not only is it illegal but it defies the values of our school community. The safety, dignity, and well-being of children is nonnegotiable,” he continued, adding that Witner has been placed on leave and removed from any contact with students.

“We fully cooperated with law enforcement and Lycoming County Children and Youth Services during the investigation and will continue to do so,” Ulmer said in his statement.

“While the criminal justice process must be allowed to proceed and people are innocent until proven guilty, rest assured that there will be no permitted contact with children until there is a resolution. There is no place in this school district for anyone who would exploit, endanger, or abuse a child,” he said.

“As a parent, I recognize the anger, fear, and concern this situation causes. Protecting students is our highest responsibility, and when that responsibility is violated, it demands both accountability and action,” Ulmer’s statement read.

“I appreciate the trust our families place in our schools, and I do not take that trust lightly,” he concluded.