Update | Feb 16
On February 12, Ryan Clemens submitted a second amended complaint, still naming the City of Gainesville as a defendant.
On February 13, Duval lawyer David Chauncey informed the court he
MARION COUNTY. Prosecutors with the Fifth Judicial Circuit dropped the child molestation case against Christopher Chell, a former St. Patrick Interparish Catholic School physical education (P.E.) teacher, two months ago, going unnoticed
Update May 5: Chell was released 0n a $10,000 bond shortly after he was booked into Marion County Jail. His arraignment is scheduled for May 13.
Chell's bond formChell'
Update | April 27, 2026: All of Christopher Chell's sworn complaints have been obtained and can be read below. The reports detail Chell abusing his position to molest middle-school girls but prosecutors
Edited Jan 13, 2025: This report was updated to reflect that Clemens was also previously facing a misdemeanor case that was missed in initial publication.
All charges against former St. Patrick Interparish Catholic
