Worcester County Sheriff's Office Bureau Of Investigation

On Monday, November 7, 2016, it was reported to authorities that a teacher at Stephen Decatur High School had engaged in an extended inappropriate communication with the juvenile student.

Detectives from the Worcester County Bureau of Investigation were contacted and their investigations identified the teacher as, Austin James Martin, 26 of Berlin Md. Mr. Martin was charged with Sex Abuse crimes involving a Minor

Mr. Martin was brought before a District Court Commissioner and was held at the Worcester County Jail to be held on a $25,000 bond.