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KAMAS — A former South Summit Middle School teacher accused of inappropriately touching four female students was ordered to hand over his passport and wear a GPS ankle monitor.
Rory Bowen, 35, is charged in 3rd District Court with four counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, a first-degree felony.
During a court hearing on Monday, a motion by the state to increase Bowen's bail to $150,000 was denied. But the court did order him to turn in his passport and get an ankle monitor by the end of the week.
A preliminary hearing was scheduled for June 16.
Bowen, a former seventh grade math teacher, is accused of touching the buttocks of four girls, ages 12 and 13, on multiple occasions over their clothing between Aug. 27, 2013, and March 21, 2014, as he helped them with their homework or assignments.
He resigned from his job in March.
