Cartersville High School teacher accused of sexually assaulting student
Mark Mathison (Cartersville Police Department)
CARTERSVILLE, Ga. - A teacher at Cartersville High School has been arrested, accused of sexually assaulting a student at the school, according to police.
Mark Mathison was taken into custody Friday by Cartersville police and Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents. Authorities say the arrest stems from a tip they received on Oct. 20 of a possible sexual assault of a Cartersville High student by a teacher.
Mathison is charged with felony improper sexual contact by an employee, felony sexual exploitation of children, and misdemeanor obscene telephone contact.
He was being held at the Bartow County jail pending a bond hearing.