Jury deliberations begin in Severna Park sexual abuse trial

Jury deliberations begin in Severna Park sexual abuse trial

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Jury deliberations begin in trial of former teacher accused of child sexual abuse

Jury deliberations began Friday in the trial of Matthew Schlegel, a former Anne Arundel County school teacher accused of sexually abusing third grade students. Schlegel faces 21 counts related to allegations of sexually abusing five of his former students behind his desk during class at Severna Park Elementary School. He had 22 of the 55 charges dropped against him in May. The defense concluded its case by asserting that the accusations were a t…