A former Bel Air Middle School teacher was arrested after being accused of sexually abusing one of his former students.
CHILD SEX CHARGES DECADESAFTER THE ALLEGED ABUSE.
WMAR2 NEWTHE ALLEGATIONS.“The alleged abuse occurred inBaltimore County 20 years agoand police arrested theteacher after one of hisformer middle school studentsreported it” (TRACK) THEALLEGATIONS SURROUND 5━YEA━OLD JOHN DAVID HOBBS WHOTHE ALLEGED VICTIM CLAIMS WASONE OF HER YOUNGEST AND MOSTPOPULAR TEACHERS BACK IN 1999WHEN SHE WAS A STUDENT IN HISENGLISH CLASS AT BEL AIRMIDDLE SCHOOL.
ACCORDING TOCHARGING DOCUMENTS, HOBBSENLISTED the GIRL AS A BABYSITTER AND THE TWO ENGAGED INSEXUAL ACTIVITY OVER ATW━YEAR SPAN THAT WOULD ONLYCOME TO LIGHT TWO DECADESLATER.
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RobReason/Baltimore County PoliceDepartment 28:38“It became aBaltimore County case after welearned that some of theincidents occurred at his homein Parkville or where he livedin Parkville at the time”(TRACK) WHAT BEGAN AS HAVINGLUNCH TOGETHER IN THECLASSROOM SOON ESCALATED WITHEMAILS OF A SEXUAL NATURE.ONCE THE YOUNG GIRL BEGANBABYSITTING, THE ALLEGATIONSINVOLVED ORAL SEX AND IMPROPERTOUCHINGS AT HOBBSWHEN HE WOULD DRIVE HER HOME.HARFORD COUNTY SCHOOLOFFICIALS SAY HOBBS TAUGHT ATBEL AIR MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR 20YEARS BEFORE MOVING TOPATTERSON MILL HIGH SCHOOL TWOYEARS AGO.
THE SCHOOL SYSTEMPLACED HIM ON PAID LEAVE WHENIT FIRST LEARNED OF THEALLEGATIONS IN FEBRUARY ANDHAS NOW PLACED HIM ON UNPAIDLEAVE SINCE HECHARGED.
(HAGER S━UP)“Hobbsfaces a series of chargesincluding 2nd degree rape andchild abuse involvingmolestation.
In BaltimoreCounty, Jeff Hager, WMAR 2News”JUST A LITTLE OVER A MON
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