LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A former Marion County Schools teacher and high school band director charged with 34 counts of sexual abuse made his first court appearance on Monday.
Kentucky State Police arrested Adam McRay, 34, of Lebanon last week. Police said he is accused of having sexual contact with at least two students in Kentucky.
Court documents show a Marion County grand jury indicted McRay on 34 counts of first-degree sexual abuse. The indictment alleges he sexually abused a victim younger than 16 over the course of about a year, beginning in August 2024.
In court Monday, his attorney entered a plea of not guilty for him. His next court appearance in Kentucky is scheduled for Oct. 22 and a jury trial is scheduled for Dec. 21.
McRay was a teacher with Marion County Schools and the band director at Marion County High School when the alleged offenses occurred, KSP said. He previously worked as a band director in Mercer County.
McRay is also charged in two separate cases in Floyd County, Indiana.
According to an arrest warrant, McRay is charged with two counts of sexual misconduct with a minor. The charges were filed in Floyd County this month and are separate from the Kentucky charges.
The Kentucky investigation started in late May, when the Lebanon Police Department asked KSP to investigate the allegations.
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