  Teacher Quits Amid Sex Abuse Charges  September 21, 2012 By
Ryan Atkins ( , The Post-Journal  SALAMANCA - Shane Riethmiller,
a former middle school science teacher, has officially resigned
from the Salamanca City Central School District.  Riethmiller, a
tenured teacher from Dunkirk who was recently reinstated by the
Salamanca school board, was the central figure in a scandal
involving a student from the district, in which he was charged
with multiple counts of sexual abuse. He had previously been
placed on paid leave, but the resolution allowed him to return
to the district as an employee in the district office where he
would not be in contact with students.  In January, he was
charged with multiple misdemeanor and felony charges after an
investigation found that he had allegedly had sexual contact
with a female student. He was eventually charged with eight
counts of first-degree disseminating indecent material to
minors, one count of promoting sexual performance of a child,
third-degree sexual abuse and en