ELLICOTT CITY, Md. -- A D.C. charter school teacher has been arrested on charges of bringing a teenage student to his Ellicott City home and sexually abusing him, according to Howard County police.
Ricardo Cuaderes, 57, picked up the 14-year-old boy from D.C. on a Saturday sometime between November and January, police said. Detectives are still investigating exactly when the alleged sexual abuse occurred.
Cuaderes is a teacher at Young America Works in northeast D.C., a public charter vocational high school. The boy recently told police he had sexual contact with Cuaderes.
Cuaderes is charged with child sexual abuse and several sex offenses. He is being held in Howard County.
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