Edgecombe County teacher accused of sexual assaulting student

EDGECOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- A high school teacher in Edgecombe County is facing three counts of statutory sex offense with a child during a period of years starting when the child was 13 years old.

Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office said Justin Tyson, 29, was taken into custody at his home Tuesday.

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On Jan. 19, the sheriff's office got a call from Edgecombe County Public Schools to report a sexual assault that happened at North Edgecombe High School.

The victim in the case told staffers that she had been sexually assaulted by a teacher.

Tyson is being held on a $100,000 bond.