CROSSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee math teacher and county commissioner has been charged with a sex crime involving a minor.
News outlets report Michael E. Speich was charged with sexual battery by an authority figure and providing alcohol to a minor on Monday.
Cumberland County District Attorney Bryant Dunaway says the sheriff's office began investigating allegations of a teacher providing alcohol to a minor this month.
A news release from the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office says there was evidence of sexual abuse. The victim was a minor at the time of the offense, which took place at a location owned by the teacher.
The investigation is ongoing. Speich is scheduled to appear for arraignment in July.
