Nicholas Piazza was arrested Sept. 29, after a boy’s mother reached out to Child Welfare Services.
NBC 7 reached out to the swim school for comment on these allegations and was given the following response from their attorney, Yale & Baumgarten LLP, denying any claims that inappropriate behavior toward a child occurred at the school:
“It has come to our attention that a former swim instructor at Callan Swim School was recently charged with a crime. That instructor is not employed by CSS and was not employed by CSS at the time of that alleged incident. We would like to make it clear that, after teaching swimming lessons for over 60 years and being in the business of saving lives, CSS would never knowingly put any student in jeopardy in any capacity.
NBC 7 reached out to the owner of Callan Swim School for comment, asking about the duration of Piazza’s time as an employee there but did not receive a response. In addition, NBC 7 also reached out to Piazza’s lawyer, but did not receive a response.