Former Evanston/Skokie School District 65 superintendent Devon Horton has been indicted on criminal charges stemming from this time as head of the district, according to a statement from district leaders Thursday.

In a joint statement, District 65 board President Sergio Hernandez and Vice President Nichole Pinkard wrote that the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois filed charges against Horton “for acts he allegedly committed while serving as Superintendent of D65.”

The exact charges were not immediately known.

“We are deeply troubled and angered by these allegations,” Hernandez and Pinkard wrote. “Now that the federal government has formally indicted, the District is reviewing the specific details of the indictment with the District’s legal counsel. A more detailed state

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