Report: Teacher Admitted He Had Sex With Student

John P. Tierney resigned in April

A former middle school teacher admitted to having sex with a high school student, according to a letter obtained by the Cape Cod Times.

The June 5 letter, provided by the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, said that John P. Tierney, a former teacher at Mattacheese Middle School in West Yarmouth, admitted to having a sexual relationship with a former student who is now in high school. Tierney, 35, resigned in April, although the allegations were first made seven months earlier.

The letter was sent to Tierney by the education department's chief of investigations, and asked for an explanation of his conduct, along with reasons why he should not be disciplined by the state.

No criminal charges have been brought, but the attorney general's office has been asked to investigate.

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