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Byline: John-John Williams IV
Jan. 9--A popular history teacher at Glenelg High School in Howard County has been charged with several sex crimes in which he is accused of exposing himself to one student in a classroom, sending suggestive computer messages to another and persuading a third to meet him at a park with the promise of alcohol. He is accused of abusing her.
Joseph Samuel Ellis, 25, a graduate of the Howard County school system, was arrested at 10:30 p.m. Friday by Howard County police. He was released Saturday and is free on $150,000 bond. He has been placed on administrative leave by the school system. Ellis is charged with child abuse, two counts of fourth-degree sex offense and two counts of solicitation of a minor. If convicted of all charges, he faces a maximum of 37 years in prison and a $52,000 fine. Ellis, of Elkridge, has taught at Glenelg High School in western Howard…
Source: HighBeam Research, Teacher facing sex counts: Glenelg High School instructor is charged...