Manuel Edgardo Ponce was once honored as 'Teacher of the Year' at HISD's Sutton Elementary, but now he's accused of sexually molesting and abusing second-grade girls.
Manuel Edgardo Ponce, a former teacher at Sutton Elementary, is charged after multiple students came forward accusing him of molestation.A former teacher at Sutton Elementary in Houston is behind bars after being accused of molesting several of his former students.
"The allegations of the case are a concern. Given that you were previously employed as a second-grade teacher, and several of your former students have made outcries of inappropriate behavior at the school," the hearing officer said. According to the mother, the first child said something in October, and since then, multiple children have come forward. The Department of Family Protective Services has interviewed more than a dozen children since the first allegation, the mother said."Child Protective Services is working with law enforcement to investigate allegations of sexual abuse at Sutton Elementary.
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