ELLSWORTH (AP) — A former teacher and coach at a Maine school has pleaded not guilty to having a sexual relationship with a 13-yearold student 15 years ago.
WABI-TV reports that Ben Hodgdon, a former teacher at Tremont Consolidated School, remains free on $5,000 bail after his arraignment Tuesday in Hancock District Court in Ellsworth.
Prosecutors allege Hodgdon, 45, had sex with a 13- year-old girl multiple times in 1999. Authorities say she was a member of the crosscountry team he coached.
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