A Department of Public Instruction report released Wednesday says Moore was accused of making inappropriate sexual advances toward two students during the 1996-97 school year.

The Cabarrus County District Attorney is now reviewing a police report on allegations of child abuse by Moore involving a 16-year-old boy who was living with Moore in August. The boy was under Moore’s guardianship until late August.

Moore, 28, resigned in late August from the Kannapolis City Schools. He has not been charged. Moore was not available for comment today. He is on his honeymoon. He married Caroline Ramseur on Saturday in Concord.

Moore’s attorney Todd Williford was not available for comment.

The state report issued by Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Michael Ward, says Moore “... resigned his employment during August 1999 as the result of an investigation begun by the Kannapolis City Schools.

“In or about August 1999, a former male student who had resided with Mr. Moore while he was a student at A.L. Brown High School indicated to school officials that Mr. Moore had acted in a sexually inappropriate manner with him and another former student. Both students have alleged that Mr. Moore made sexual advances toward them during the 1996-97 school year.”

Ward’s finding states that if the alleged conduct is true, Moore has violated the N.C. Administrative Code and would provide sufficient grounds to initiate revocation proceedings against Moore’s license.

Ward’s finding concludes that since Moore voluntarily surrendered his license, state officials will not pursue revocation proceedings.

State Deputy Superintendent Brad Sneeden said earlier this week that if Moore attempted to regain his license, the department would conduct its own investigation.

Kannapolis City school officials have repeatedly declined to discuss the details of Moore’s resignation and whether a school investigation forced the resignation.

Cabarrus District Attorney Mark Speas said recently he expected to make a decision this week on whether to file charges against Moore. Speas said this morning that he will wait until the Union County Department of Social Services completes its investigation of the child abuse complaint. Although the complaint was lodged with Cabarrus, it was transferred to Union County, because Moore is a public official representing Cabarrus County and to avoid any appearance of undue influence on the investigation.

A former student at A.L. Brown High School who lived with Moore for a year or more has said that lawyers representing the school system questioned him extensively about any sexual contact Moore had with him or other male students. That student told the Post that Moore never made sexual advances to him.

Moore won state and national acclaim for his work with the alternative program at the high school, where he was the lead teacher in the Second Chance program. He helped many students, including letting them stay at his home, which at the time was across from the school on North Rose Avenue.

U.S. Education Secretary Richard Riley visited the school in October 1995 and commended Moore for his work with the students.

Moore ran for the N.C. House in 1995, losing to Robin Hayes. Two years later, he won the 90th District seat. At the age of 26, Moore became one of the youngest legislators ever in the General Assembly. Quickly gaining a reputation for his work in supporting education, Moore was mentioned as a possible Democratic congressional candidate for the U.S. 8th District seat.

When Moore resigned from Brown nearly two months ago, he said he was going to enter the Southeastern Baptist Seminary, studying to become a minister.

Nearly a month later, Moore maintained that he was a student but had failed to turn in registration papers.