A former Middletown High School math teacher accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student was arrested Tuesday on sexual assault charges.
James Hanson, 35, turned himself in on five counts of second-degree sexual assault, two counts of fourth-degree sexual assault and a single count each of use of a computer to entice a minor and risk of injury to a minor, according to the Middletown Police Department.
Police said Hanson worked at Middletown High School as a math teacher from August 2022 until November 2023 and was immediately placed on leave when the investigation started. According to police, he is no longer with the school district.
Police said a lengthy investigation by the department’s Special Investigations Unit and the Homeland Security Investigations Task Force led to charges alleging Hanson had an inappropriate relationship with a minor who was a student.
He was held on $100,000 bond and was expected to be arraigned in Middletown Superior Court on Tuesday.
The superintendent of schools in Middletown did not immediately return a request for comment.
