WCCB Charlotte s CW
June 10, 2021
MONROE, N.C. A Monroe high school teacher was arrested and charged after he was accused of indecent liberties with a student.
The investigation was initiated on May 25 by the Monroe Police Department after they received information about a teacher at Central Academy of Technology and Arts (CATA) engaging in inappropriate behavior with a student.
Police said after an investigation, 35-year-old Cory McDowell, an English teacher at CATA, was charged and arrested on June 9 for indecent liberties by a teacher with a student.
McDowell later went before the magistrate and received a secured bond.
The Monroe Police Department say they are working closely with the Union Public Schools as the investigation continues.