PHILADELPHIA, PA, April 7, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- Andreozzi + Foote has filed a civil lawsuit in the Court of Common Pleas of Adams County (Case No. 2026-SU_0353) on behalf of two minor girls, alleging that they were sexually abused while receiving therapy services through Gettysburg Montessori Charter School.

The lawsuit names Gettysburg Montessori Charter School, Mitchell Counseling, LLC, and therapist David Mitchell as defendants. According to the complaint, the school hired Mitchell and his counseling practice in 2021 to provide individual counseling, group counseling, and consultation services to students. The lawsuit alleges that he used this role to sexually abuse two six-year-old students during therapy sessions.

According to the complaint, in 2024, Mitchell provided one-on-one and group art therapy to one of the victims at the school. During these closed-door sessions, Mitchell would sexually abuse the victim. As a result of this, the victim's parents removed her from the school.

The lawsuit alleges that in 2024 and 2025, Mitchell provided art therapy services to another child. Her mother discovered his services through an advertisement on the school’s website and enrolled her in the program. During these sessions, he allegedly sexually abused the child.

The complaint alleges that in January 2025, the child’s mother received notice from Gettysburg Montessori stating that Mitchell would begin working with an assistant and that art therapy sessions would be videotaped moving forward. She later learned that three different girls had accused Mitchell of sexual abuse at his home office in 2024.

According to the lawsuit, the school was aware of these accusations but did not immediately remove Mitchell from his role at the school. The complaint further alleges that the child’s mother continued to receive emails from Mitchell until the end of January 2025, indicating that he was still employed by and operating within the school well after the allegations had surfaced. As a result of this abuse, the child was removed from the school.

Mitchell later pled guilty to three counts of indecent assault of a juvenile and one count of institutional sexual contact. On March 9, 2026, Mitchell was sentenced to 22 to 56 months of confinement at SCI Camp Hill and nine years of parole. Additionally, he was classified as a sexually violent predator and ordered to lifetime registration.