The Office of the Inspector General has closed an investigation into allegations of wrongdoing against a candidate for Chicago school board president.
According to a press release from Chicago Public Schools, the OIG’s investigation into presidential candidate Hilario Dominguez was officially deemed closed on Wednesday after the office made “no actionable finding of sexual misconduct” in its investigation.
In addition, the OIG said they found no additional findings of violations of the district’s guidelines during its investigation.
Dominguez is one of three candidates vying to become president of Chicago’s school board, facing off against Jessica Biggs and Victor Henderson.
Backed by the Chicago Teachers Union, Dominguez was the subject of an investigation into allegations dating back to his time with the nonprofit Resurrection Project in 2017.
In recent weeks, a former student came forward accusing Dominguez of inappropriate sexual misconduct while he was acting in a leadership role with the group.
The OIG reopened its investigation after the allegations were made, but announced Wednesday that it had found no actionable misconduct during that inquiry.
Dominguez has denied any wrongdoing in the case.
In a statement, the CTU praised what it called a “full and fair investigation” into the allegations.
“That is what happened here. Hilario cooperated fully from the beginning, the Inspector General did its work, and the process reached its conclusion,” the CTU said in a statement.