WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) – A former Carterville faculty member has been granted pre-trial release amid an investigation into aggravated sexual assault.

John Wakey appeared in court May 12 on nine counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault involving minors and pled not guilty. He was a faculty member during the time the allegations took place between 2013 and 2015.

A judge ordered Wakey to wear a GPS tracking device and has been confined to his parents’ home in Herscher, Illinois. 

Wakey was also dismissed from the school district on May 12 during a special school board meeting. Under the Illinois School Code, he has 17 days to request a hearing to challenge the board’s decision. 

A pre-trial hearing for Wakey has been scheduled for June 24th.