PORTLAND — A Portland middle school science teacher has been indicted on harassment charges that accuse him of “offensively touching” three young people.
News outlets reported that a grand jury indicted 44-year-old Sean Benton on three counts of misdemeanor harassment last week.
Court records show Benton “intentionally harassed and annoyed” a female student — who was a minor — by touching her breast in October 2016.
The indictment also alleges that Benton “intentionally annoyed” two students by “subjecting” them to “offensive physical contact.” The charges are misdemeanors.
