FAIRMONT, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A Marion County high school choral director was taken into custody Tuesday morning following allegations involving child sexual abuse material.
According to West Virginia State Police, Michael Carpenter, the choral director at East Fairmont High School, was arrested at the school on Tuesday, October 20.
Carpenter has worked as the school’s choral director since 2020.
He is charged with possession of child sexual abuse material and is being held at North Central Regional Jail on a $500,000 bond.
Additional details surrounding the investigation have not been released.
