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Mary Persons band director charged with child sexual exploitation

Investigators say he exchanged explicit material with a former student

FORSYTH, Ga. — The Mary Persons High School band director was arrested Thursday and charged with child sexual exploitation.

According to a news release, investigators arrested Bryant Miles Benson on felony warrants for sexual exploitation of children and sexual conduct by a person with supervisory authority.

The sheriff’s office says they received a report of sexually explicit material exchanged between Benson and a teen who was previously his student at the high school.

Thursday evening, Monroe County Schools issued a newsletter saying that Benson has been placed on administrative leave.

Investigators are now working with the board of education and district attorney’s office and they say more details will be released as they are available.

School system administrators, the sheriff's office, and the DA's office will be holding a forum for parents about the investigation on Monday, Jan. 3 at 6 p.m. at the Monroe County Schools Fine Arts Center.

If you have any information, you can call Inv. Marilynne Fitts at 478-994-7287.

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