MARYLAND
WBAL
Saliqa A. Khan
Digital Editor
Tim Tooten
Education Reporter
MIDDLE RIVER, Md. —
A Catholic school teacher is facing sex abuse charges after being taken into custody by police on Wednesday.
Robert Bonner, a teacher, coach and part-time assistant athletic director at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School a Catholic elementary and high school in Middle River, turned himself in to Baltimore County police Wednesday after a warrant for his arrest was issued Monday, a spokesman with the Archdiocese of Baltimore said in a statement.
Bonner, 48, of Middle River, faces charges of fourth-degree sex offense and other related sexual assault offenses, police said.
Police said Bonner is accused of having numerous inappropriate verbal and text message conversations with a student at the school in January. On at least two occasions, once on Jan. 19 and once on Jan. 20, Bonner engaged in inappropriate and unwanted physical contact with the student on school property, police said.
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