The trial of 40-year-old Christopher Bendann got underway in earnest Friday. The former Gilman School history teacher is facing nine counts, including sexual extortion of a minor, child pornography and cyberstalking. The government opened by painting the Bendann as a predator. He was the minor victim’s 8th grade history teacher and advisor at Gilman, and he used that position of trust to groom, sexually abuse, secretly record, and later extort the boy even after he left for college, prosecutors told the jury.
Teacher accused of raping boy, 14, in car in Walmart parking lot — while two other teens sat in the back – Jan. 11, 2026
A Texas middle school teacher allegedly raped a 14-year-old boy in the front seat of her SUV in a Walmart parking lot — while two other students sat in the back. Jaden...
