ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. — A former Salisbury High School teacher has been charged with a sex offense.
According to the Rowan County Sheriff's Office, deputies began investigating Jason Carpintero, 51, after a complaint regarding possible sexual contact with a child in early November. The child was not a student at the suspect’s school, deputies said.
A warrant was obtained for one count of felony indecent liberties with a child over the course of the investigation and Carpintero was arrested at his home.
He was taken to the magistrate's office where he was given a $250,000 bond. Deputies said additional charges are possible as the investigation continues.
According to CBS affiliate WBTV, Carpintero was listed as a teacher in the Exceptional Children’s Department at Salisbury High School, but officials with Rowan-Salisbury Schools say Carpintero has resigned.