New Market Man Arrested For Sex Abuse Of A Minor

The teacher is charged with sex abuse of a minor and fourth-degree sex offense by a person of authority.

Rockville, Md (DG) – A Montgomery County high school teacher was arrested on Wednesday for sexually abusing a female student.

Peter Wright Priest Mason, 42, of New Market, is a teacher at Colonel Zadok Magruder High School in Derwood and is charged with sex abuse of a minor and fourth-degree sex offense by a person of authority.

Police started investigating Mason on November 2.

Mason has been employed with Montgomery County Public Schools since 2011, and he worked as a paraeducator at Northwest High School in Germantown from 2011 to 2015.

Detectives are asking parents to talk to their children if they had contact with the Mason.

-Dianah Gibson