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[quote=Anonymous]Yes, you have to scroll down. The pertinent text is as follows:

Sidwell Friends teacher is fired after Maryland prosecutors file sex abuse charges, Bill Turque and Dan Morse report in WaPo. Robert A. "Pete" Peterson, 65, 'Peterson taught seventh and eighth grades and was director of the school's Camp Corsica on Maryland's Eastern Shore. He was placed on leave shortly before the beginning of the 2009-10 school year....According to Montgomery County charging documents dated Jan. 14, Peterson befriended a male Sidwell student and repeatedly invited him to his Silver Spring home. Peterson showed the student pornography and touched him inappropriately, the charging documents say. He is charged with sex abuse of a minor and two counts of fourth-degree sex offense.' Also Examiner, Chestertown Spy, NC8. Sidwell to parents: 'The allegations against Mr. Peterson are obviously deeply troubling....We are now focusing on the needs of our students, families, faculty and staff as we begin to cope with this sad and challenging situation.'[/quote]

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