ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA – The principal of the Huntington Beach School at Disneyland committed suicide on Saturday.
Christopher Christensen, 51, jumped out of the Mickey & Friends parking lot on Saturday.
Christensen said he was falsely accused of child endangerment by his wife in a Facebook post before jumping to his death.
“Marlena and I love and adore each other and our relationship has been amazing…until recently,” Christensen said on Facebook.
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“Unfortunately, a couple of weeks ago I got into a heated argument at home in front of the girls,” Kristen said, acknowledging that “anger erupted and strong words were exchanged.”
“However, I never hit, slapped, or hurt Marlena in that exchange in any way. I also never touched girls (I never, and never will).”
“Unfortunately, Marlena’s anger got the better of her that night and I called the police, who had me thrown into jail that night. Yes, I am! A man who had never beaten or hurt anyone in his life!” he wrote.
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According to court records, Christensen was in court on two misdemeanor counts of child endangerment.
Christensen pleaded not guilty to the charges.
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An elementary school principal in Huntington Beach has died after jumping out of a parking lot at Disneyland, officials say.
Christopher Christensen, 51, died Saturday. According to Anaheim Police, a call came in shortly before 9 p.m. to the Disneyland parking lot. When the officers arrived, they found a dead man. Sunday, the Orange County Coroner confirmed the man was Christensen. According to officials, Christensen’s death was a suicide.
Christensen was the principal of William T. Newland Elementary School in Huntington Beach, beginning this school year. He served a total of 22 years working as part of the Fountain Valley School District, including as principal of Roch Courreges Elementary School, Fulton Middle School, and the since closed Moiola K-8 School.
“Mr. Christensen has been a respected FVSD leader for over 20 years,” Fountain Valley Principal Katherine Staub said in an email to the school community. “His contributions to this community are incalculable. He was a father, husband, brother and friend to many. His death leaves us devastated and broken.”
The district said it will also provide counselors and mental health professionals at all campuses across the district who are experiencing loss.
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