SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - A former assistant principal at a Spokane high school is expected to plead guilty to child molestation charges.
The Spokesman-Review reports (https://bit.ly/1qvn4bw ) that Todd Bender’s attorney confirmed his client would plead guilty to the charges Thursday.
Bender was arrested in November 2014 after a teenage boy, who is now an adult, reported that Bender had molested him on numerous occasions in 2011. The teen told police Bender, who was also his football coach, had given him alcohol and touched him inappropriately.
Court documents say Bender admitted the incidents to police but said the sexual encounters were initiated by the teen.
Bender is also accused of breaking a no-contact order for driving by the boy’s home.
He resigned from Spokane Public Schools after his arrest.
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Information from: The Spokesman-Review, https://www.spokesman.com
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