Police body camera video shows arrest of Longview Schools Superintendent Karen Cloninger

Longview police body camera video obtained by KATU News on Friday shows Longview Public Schools Superintendent Karen Cloninger being arrested at district headquarters last week, accused of trying to cover up multiple sexual assault claims at Mark Morris High School. Other employees continued with their work as officers led a handcuffed Cloninger out of the offices where she was searched and placed into a waiting patrol car. Cloninger appeared in a small courtroom at the Cowlitz County Jail on Friday, May 22, a day after she was arrested. She faces charges of witness tampering, failure to report and obstructing a law enforcement officer. Investigators allege she tried to cover up multiple sexual assault claims at the high school and failed to report the alleged abuse to police. _______________ Stay up to date with our social media: KATU on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katunews KATU on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KATUNews Subscribe to KATU on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmDTerxNU_gvCWLkIPkqghA/?sub_confirmation=1 Daily News Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFtHM_AbvnEUkd_YRTlZpGKkbczT5w062 For more information, visit https://katu.com/ Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: newstips@katu.com Call the Newsroom: 503.231.4222 KATU is a OR based station and a ABC Television affiliate owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. #KATU #Katu2abc #Portland #Oregon #localnews #oregonnews