Estimated read time: Less than a minute
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
HIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) — A retired Davidson County teacher has been arrested on charges that he sexually molested a middle school student in the early 1980s.
Multiple media outlets reported that 71-year-old Thomas Tilman Cridlebaugh of High Point was arrested this week and charged with seven counts of second-degree sexual offense and three counts of first-degree sexual offense with a child.
Cridlebaugh is a former teacher at Ledford Middle School in Thomasville.
He was being held in the Davidson County jail. It was not clear if he has an attorney.
The State Bureau of Investigation said the victim whose allegations led to the arrest is now in his 40s. Agent Scott Williams said more than one victim has come forward. Williams did not say how many people have been interviewed.
Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
