Crime & Safety
GBHS Teacher Released From Jail
After a judge reduced his bond from $3 million to $150,000, Jeffrey Sears Jr. was released from jail Friday, according to the Maryland Gazette.
English teacher Jeffrey Sears Jr., 29—who was arrested Thursday after being accused of having sexual relationships with three students—was released from jail on $150,000 bond Friday, the Maryland Gazette reports.
The court initially imposed a $3 million bond, but reduced the amount, according to the Gazette.
Sears is accused of having ranging in age from 15 to 16 while they were students at Glen Burnie High. Police said the incidents reportedly took place both on and off campus, during and after school hours, between November 2009 and October 2011.
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He is charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse of a minor, multiple counts of fourth-degree sex offense, third-degree sex offense, multiple counts of perverted practice, sexual solicitation of a minor and multiple assault charges. Sears, who began teaching at the school in 2006, previously was the coach of the junior varsity boys basketball team.
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