Crime & Safety
Teacher Sexually Assaulted Underage Student In Montco: Cops
The relationship began when the girl was just 13-years-old, police said. When she turned 15, the teacher began driving back her to his home.
ABINGTON, PA — A teacher in the Philadelphia School District sexually assaulted one of his underage students at his home in Willow Grove, authorities said.
Larry Perry, a teacher at Parkway Center City Middle College, a vocational school in the city, has been charged with institutional sexual assault, sexual abuse of children, and related counts.
The crimes were first investigated in July 2019 when the victim reported the relationship to police.
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It began when the victim was 13-year-old, police said. Perry would allegedly send the girl "flirtatious" emails and texts, and touch her face and buttocks in a sexual manner, according to authorities.
The relationship became sexual when the girl turned 15. Perry began driving her to his home on Fleming Avenue in Willow Grove so he could have sex with her, police said.
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He also bought her a pre-paid cell phone so that they could keep in touch subtly.
Perry was arrested on Aug. 29. Bail was set at $100,000, which he failed to post, and he was transported to Montgomery County Correctional Facility.
If you have any information on this case, contact Abington Detective Jeff Anderson at(267)536-1102 or janderson@abington.org.
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