BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- A teacher with the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District was arrested in April on suspicion of committing a child sex crime. Last month, she filed a claim against the city of Bakersfield, saying she was arrested for a crime she didn’t commit.

Kimberly Gardiner Tull, 45, was arrested April 2 on suspicion of engaging in lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14, according to the Bakersfield Police Department.

Tull was “falsely and wrongfully arrested” for false allegations involving her 7-year-old son, according to a claim filed Oct. 1. The claim said Tull was looking to seek over $20,000 for damages and losses.

The investigation was returned to Bakersfield police two days after Tull's arrest with no charges filed due to a lack of evidence, the Kern Co

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