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Tymond Tran, a 38-year-old former educator from Hudson, New Hampshire, appeared in Essex County Superior Court on Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to multiple charges stemming from alleged crimes against a minor at a Lynn middle school. Prosecutors with the Essex County District Attorney’s Office say Tran committed rape, indecent assault and battery, and other offenses involving a 14-year-old student during the 2022-23 academic year when he taught eighth grade at Thurgood Marshall Middle School.
The charges against Tran include rape of a child with an age difference of 10 years or more, indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or older, exhibiting a child in a nude or lascivious pose, and distributing obscene material to a minor. Judge John C. Fraser ordered Tran to remain under house arrest with GPS monitoring, with exceptions only for emergency medical care, court proceedings and meetings with his attorney.
Additional court-imposed conditions prohibit Tran from having unsupervised contact with anyone under 18, require random searches of his electronic devices, mandate residence at an Attleboro address, and forbid contact with alleged victims and witnesses. Tran is scheduled to return to court on August 26 for a pretrial conference.
In 2022, Tran received recognition as one of 10 recipients of Amazon’s Future Engineer Teacher of the Year Award, which honors educators who advance diversity, equity and inclusion while promoting computer science and robotics instruction. The company cited recipients for inspiring students through innovative teaching and expanding STEM education access in their schools and communities.
Lynn School District officials confirmed that Tran worked in the district from 2021 to 2024 before departing voluntarily without achieving professional status. Mayor Jared C. Nicholson and Schools Superintendent Molly Cohen released a joint statement expressing shock and concern for the affected student, pledging the district’s cooperation with law enforcement and an independent investigation.
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