(Providence, RI)--Providence Public Schools Superintendent Harrison Peters testified in front of the Rhode Island Senate Oversight Committee on Monday about the hiring of a school administrator who is now facing charges.Peters said he was wrong to have hired Olayinka Alege [[ OLE-ay-INK-uh uh-LEG-ay ]], who is accused of giving an underage boy an unwanted foot massage at a fitness center in Warwick.Before this case, Alege was accused of performing corporal punishment known as "toe-popping" on several students in Florida.Peters says he did talk to Alege about the behavior, which did not result in charges being filed, and decided to proceed with his hiring.State Senator Jessica de la Cruz called on Peters to resign, but WPRI-TV reports a spokesperson said he has no intention of doing so.
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