Parents, Students Testify In Child Sex Trial Of Former County School Teacher

  • Friday, May 30, 2025

Both parents and students took the witness stand in the trial of former county school teacher Duane Sanders.

One parent said she became concerned when she found a hole in the underwear of her young son.

A detective said he took a picture of the teacher's chair because "it was the crime scene."

It was testified that Sanders often held children in his lap.

He was a first grade teacher at Wallace A. Smith Elementary when he was arrested in March 2023.

Sanders is charged with 19 child sex cases involving nine different students.

 

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