Former Elementary School Principal Pleads Guilty to Indecent Exposure
Posted June 22, 2021 at 5:00 am by Hayley Day
By Hayley Day, San Juan Update
San Juan Update File Photo. Caspar van Haalen.
The former Friday Harbor Elementary School principal pleaded guilty to indecent exposure nearly a month after resigning from his job.
Caspar van Haalen, 58, of Auburn, Washington pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor of indecent exposure June 16 in San Juan County District Court.
He was ordered to pay $1,328 in fines and attend six therapy sessions about the incident, according to court documents.
He resigned as the Friday Harbor Elementary School principal May 26.
According to the probable cause statement, two women saw van Haalen masturbating in his car aboard a Washington State Ferry to Friday Harbor May 23. They said he continued the act for about 15 minutes after he noticed the women could see him and they feared for their safety, stated the report.
He served as the elementary school’s principal for about two years. He previously worked for schools in Tukwila and Forks.
Lifelong San Juan islander Holly Wehner was hired as the new principal June 16.
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