A Montgomery County teacher and coach has been accused of having sex with a female student on his track team.
Montgomery County police said 47-year-old Scott D. Spear was arrested Thursday after investigators received information last week that he had sex with a 16-year-old student at Richard Montgomery High School, where Spear coached track and basketball.
Investigators determined that Spear — who is also teacher at Julius West Middle School — had sex with the girl in April or May 2011, police said. Spear and the girl contacted each other on their cell phones during school hours, after school and on weekends, and Spear asked if she wanted to meet, police said. Spear took the girl to a Rockville residence where they had sex, according to police. The two met again and had sex the following night, police said.
Police said Spear had been the student’s high school track coach since 2009, and also taught her when she was in the eighth grade.
Spear is charged with two counts of committing a fourth-degree sex offense. His status with the school system could not immediately be determined.
