Wake County teacher suspended after allegedly assaulting 14-year-old son at basketball game

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Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Jimmy Mallory
Jimmy Mallory
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WAKE COUNTY (WTVD) -- A Wake County teacher has been suspended with pay after police said he assaulted his son at a basketball game.



Officers said 48-year-old Jimmy Mallory beat his 14-year-old son during a basketball game at Flaherty Park Community Center last week.



Arrest records show Mallory used his hands, feet, and teeth to harm the teen.



Mallory is a second-grade teacher at Brentwood Magnet Elementary School.



He was arrested on Jan. 16 and charged with misdemeanor child abuse.



Mallory was booked into the Wake County Detention Center under a secured $1,000 bond.

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