Private School Sex Abuse Suspect Surrenders to Police

A private school admissions director charged with sexually abusing a student turned himself in to Montgomery County police at 11:30 a.m. Friday.

A current student at the Washington Christian Academy in Olney, Md., reported being inappropriately touched by 47-year-old Thomas Charles Wilson, police said. The 14-year-old student told detectives on Wednesday that the incidents occurred on school property between Jan. 1 and Tuesday.

Wilson is charged with sexual abuse of a minor, two counts of third-degree sexual offense, and one count of fourth-degree sexual offense.

The academy said Wilson has served as admissions director since 2008.

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