CHARLES COUNTY, Md. — A former teaching assistant at a Charles County middle school was arrested after being accused of having inappropriate contact with a female student.
The Charles County Sheriff’s Office said Anthony Tyrone Williams, 23, made inappropriate comments to one student and had inappropriate contact with another at Mattawoman Middle School.
Williams was arrested at his home in Waldorf and charged with second-degree rape, 4th-degree sex offense, obscene telephone misuse, stalking and other related charges.
Officials said Williams was immediately removed from the school after the first allegation.
The school’s principal responded to the allegations by sending a letter to parents.
Dear Parents/Guardians:
This is a follow up to the letter I sent to parents in January concerning an investigation of a former employee. The Charles County Sheriff’s Office has filed charges against one of our former employees, Anthony Williams. Mr. Williams has been charged with second-degree rape and fourth-degree sexual offenses. While Mr. Williams has not been our employee since January, we have continued to work with police in the investigation.
In January, a student accused Mr. Williams of making inappropriate comments to her. He was immediately removed from Mattawoman Middle School and the investigation was turned over to police and Child Protective Services. During the investigation, a second student came forward and indicated she had inappropriate contact with Mr. Williams outside of school.
Mr. Williams worked at Mattawoman as an instructional assistant in our In-School Retention (ISR) program and was hired in September 2018. If you or your child has any information to share about employee misconduct, please contact the Charles County Sheriff’s Office at 301-932-2222.
Sincerely,
Sonia Blue, Principal
Deputies are asking parents to talk with their children about the investigation. Anyone who has further information about Williams should call police at (301) 609-6498.
