Sex Crimes

Phoenix police say registered sex offender Abel Kai Gblah, 25, entered Orangewood Elementary School on Nov. 19 through an unlocked lobby door, posed as a doctor, lured a grade‑school girl into a classroom and sexually assaulted her before fleeing. He was arrested and booked on sexual assault and kidnapping charges; a judge set a $500,000 cash‑only bond with a preliminary hearing on Dec. 1. The Washington Elementary School District placed the campus on lockdown for over an hour, put a staff member on leave after an internal review, and said the suspect is a former student.