School Employee Charged with Sexual Assault of Student

(Stamford, Connecticut) A 31-year-old athletics coach, Beth Raymond, at Eagle Hill School has been charged with risk of injury to a minor and second-degree sexual assault of a juvenile male. Last Friday, Raymond pleaded not guilty to the charges in state Superior Court before Judge James Bingham. Raymond's case was continued until July 14.

According to Raymond's attorney, Michael Meehan of the Bridgeport firm of Meehan, Meehan, & Gavin, Raymond coached the boys lacrosse and cross country running teams and worked as a dorm monitor at Eagle Hill School. The school is a private institution for students with learning disabilities.