11:25 am: Teacher accused in sex assault

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February 3, 2010

By ALEX PIAZZA The Record Eagle Wed Feb 03, 2010, 03:26 PM EST

BELLAIRE — A local teacher faces criminal charges after he allegedly engaged in sexual conduct with a student in a classroom.

Michael Henry Peterson, 55, a math teacher at Ellsworth Community School, faces three counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. Antrim County sheriff's deputies arrested Peterson on Tuesday.

The victim, 15, a student at Ellsworth, contends they engaged in sexual acts in a classroom and in her house last month.

Peterson, of Ellsworth, remains in the Antrim County Jail.

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