Nov. 13, 2026 7p
(WGTD)---Union Grove High School has established a webpage for parents and students with questions about the recent arrest of district administrator Thomas Johnson on child porn charges.
A timeline on the page reveals that school board President Diane Skewes was among the first to question Johnson about an anonymous letter she received suggesting that Johnson be investigated.
According to the website, Skewes received the letter Oct. 22nd then spoke with Johnson and Principal Tom Blair. Later in the afternoon, Skewes contacted the Racine County Sheriff's Office to request an investigation.
That same day, according to a criminal complaint, Johnson also spoke with someone from the sheriff's office whom he did not identify when interviewed. There's speculation that the employee might be Sheriff's Office Capt. Carey Madrigal.
It wasn't until the next day that Johnson spoke with two investigators who'd been assigned to the case. They left with Johnson's two phones.
A day later the school was informed that an initial examination of the phones did not reveal anything that would merit criminal charges. But a closer look days later allegedly resulted in the discovery of pornographic images, two of which were purportedly juveniles.
Now the Racine County Board is getting into the act. A closed session has been scheduled for Tuesday night. The agenda includes a discussion on an independent investigation of the circumstances leading to the arrest on sex-related charges of Deputy Preston Kite. The handling of the Kite case led to Madrigal being disciplined. Kite was eventually convicted and sent to prison.
Madrigal was put on an administrative leave in the wake of the Johnson case, but the grounds of her suspension have not been revealed.
The county board agenda item includes a discussion on the possible dismissal, demotion, discipline or investigation of a sheriff office employee. The board could convene into open session to take action.
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