Kevin Lipke as District 429 Superintendent and at the time of his 2017 arrest in South Carolina/WJEZ file photo

By Neil Doyle with Todd Wineburner

Former Pontiac School District 429 Superintendent Kevin Lipke has died.

Published reports say that officials in Horry County, South Carolina, discovered Lipke’s body in February; he had apparently hanged himself.

Lipke resigned from District 429 in early 2014 as accusations of improper conduct prompted a State Police investigation. In 2015, Lipke’s Illinois professional credentials were suspended for 5 years.

He relocated to South Carolina where he reportedly worked as a counselor. South Carolina authorities arrested Lipke in late 2017 on a charge of Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor between the Ages of 11 and 14.

Prior to his time in Pontiac District 429, Lipke was an elementary school principal in Oswego School District 308.