Idaho junior high teacher, coach charged with raping male student

A junior excessive trainer in Boise, Idaho is accused of raping a male pupil, authorities say.

Eric McDermott, 59, was arrested on Monday. The trainer was charged with rape and sexual battery dedicated by lewd or lascivious acts on a minor 16 to 17 years of age, in response to the Idaho Statesman.

McDermott taught geography at Fairmont Junior Excessive and coached a boy’s basketball workforce.

Throughout a Monday arraignment, a prosecutor defined that McDermott taught the male sufferer when he was 15 years outdated.

McDermott is accused of contacting the then-16-year-old on a “relationship hookup website” in 2020 and sending nude images.

McDermott allegedly communicated with the teenager via the location for a number of days.

Authorities imagine McDermott then picked the boy up and raped him at his dwelling.

Boise Faculty District advised mother and father in a letter that McDermott was placed on go away after college officers discovered in regards to the arrest.

“We perceive that this information will elevate considerations about pupil security and we need to guarantee our households that the District is full cooperating with regulation enforcement and prosecutors as they examine this matter,” the letter learn.

McDermott is being held at Ada County Jail on $1 million bail.

Fox Information reached out to Boise Faculty District and Boise Police Division for statements, however has not heard again.