Who Is Scott Pezzini? Wasilla Teacher Arrest

Scott Pezzini is a 31 year old man from Wasilla, Alaska. Pezzini worked as a substitute teacher in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District. Police have accused Pezzini of allegedly abusing a minor child.

Scott Pezzini Allegations

Pezzini Arrested, Accused Of Abuse. “A former substitute teacher with the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District was arrested Thursday on charges alleging he sexually abused children. Scott Pezzini, 31, worked as a substitute teacher for the district from October 2020 until December 2022, spokeswoman Jillian Morrissey said. He is no longer employed with the district, Morrissey said, but she declined to provide additional information about what she called a personnel matter. Alaska State Troopers said they were notified Dec. 26 about an incident of sexual abuse involving a child. According to a grand jury indictment filed Thursday in Palmer Superior Court, Pezzini sexually abused two children who were both under age 10 on Dec. 15 at or near Wasilla.” [ADN]

Pezzini Also Worked As Lifeguard For School District. “Mat-Su school district spokeswoman Jillian Morrissey said Pezzini had been employed as a substitute from October 2020 until December. She declined to discuss which schools Pezzini had taught at, describing details of his employment as a personnel matter. “We have no additional information to provide at this time,” she said. A LinkedIn page for Pezzini mentions his swimming and lifeguarding experience, including previous work for the borough as a lifeguard from 2006 to 2008 and in 2020.” [APM]