Trial scheduled for Magruder teacher accused of sexual abuse

...Peter Wright Priest Mason, 43, of New Market, was arrested in November 2019 and charged with sexual abuse after he allegedly had several sexual interactions with a 17-year-old student.

Court documents allege Mason and the student began communicating via the mobile app Snapchat on the last day of the 2018-19 school year and later began calling each other regularly.

In September 2019, Mason told the girl he was “interested in her,” according to court documents, and the two met in a park after school on Friday afternoons. The two performed sex acts on each other at the park at least four times, court documents say. Once, the two allegedly met in Mason’s classroom before school...

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ABC7: Mason added the girl on Snapchat in June and gained her trust over summer break, police allege. In September, the 42yo teacher told the girl he was "interested in her," police add. #MagruderHighSchool

MORE: Mason added the girl on Snapchat in June and gained her trust over summer break, police allege.

In September, the 42yo teacher told the girl he was "interested in her," police add.

In October, Mason "confessed to a family member." That prompted the criminal investigation. pic.twitter.com/WpWfJbMC7c

— Kevin Lewis (@ABC7Kevin) November 21, 2019

Charging documents say the teacher — Peter Mason — who’s been an @MCPS employee since 2011 confessed to a family member that he was engaging in a “physical relationship” with the 17-year-old female victim.

Charging documents say the teacher — Peter Mason — who’s been an @MCPS employee since 2011 confessed to a family member that he was engaging in a “physical relationship” with the 17-year-old female victim. The family member informed police and the investigation launched Nov. 2.

— Deirdre Byrne (@DeirdreByrneMCM) November 21, 2019

Magruder High School Teacher Charged with Sex Abuse of Juvenile Student

Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division, have arrested and charged Peter Wright Priest Mason, age 42, of New Market, for sexually abusing a Colonel Zadok Magruder High School female student.  At the time of these offenses, Mason was employed as a teacher for Montgomery County Public Schools at Colonel Zadok Magruder High School which is located at 5939 Muncaster Mill Road in Derwood.

On November 2, detectives began investigating the report that Mason had engaged in a sexual relationship with the victim.

This afternoon (November 20), Mason was arrested on the strength of a Montgomery County arrest warrant charging him with sexual abuse of a minor and fourth-degree sex offense by a person in a position of authority.

Bond information for Mason is currently unavailable.

Inquiries regarding Mason’s employment status should be directed to MCPS.

Mason has been employed with MCPS since 2011 and worked as a paraeducator at Northwest High School (located at 13501 Richter Farm Road in Germantown) from 2011 to 2015.  Detectives are requesting that parents of students who may have had contact with Mason talk to their children about their interactions with him and contact SVID detectives at 240-773-5400 if they believe their child was victimized.