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Teacher accused of taking 6-year-olds into dark room, sexually assaulting them

BREWSTER, Mass. - A Cape Cod teacher has been arrested for inappropriate sexual contact with children, according to the Brewster Police Department.

Noah Campbell-Halley, 36, reportedly had ‘inappropriate sexual contact’ with children. The police department said parents initially told them about incidents between children and the technology teacher at Stony Brook Elementary School.

Campbell-Halley has been a technology teacher at Brewster's Stony Brook Elementary School for five years.

The allegations stemmed from an incident that happened during school hours, police said.

Investigators told the administration, who began taking steps to ensure students’ safety.

Police say they found two additional potential victims and determined sexual contact had taken place with at least two of the alleged victims.

Brewster police said Harwich officers assisted in arresting Campbell-Halley Thursday.

He is charged with two counts of rape and is accused of inappropriately touching two six-year-old students during school in a small room off the main classroom.

"That room is what we characterize as the room in question that several of the kids describe as the dark room where the teacher, the defendant, would take these students where the touching took place," said the Assistant District Attorney Ben Vaneria.

Campbell-Halley is also being charged with one count of witness intimidation after one of the victims came forward saying Campbell-Halley threatened him if he told anyone what had happened.

"At least one of the children threatened him if he were to report this incident to his family or police [that] he could get into significant trouble.

The superintendent of the Nauset Public School District placed Campbell-Halley on administrative leave when he learned of the allegations. He released a statement which says:

"We take matters such as these very seriously and have acted immediately to ensure the physical and emotional safety of all students."

During the investigation, Brewster Police said they have learned there may be more potential victims.

"If there are other victims out there, we certainly want to hear from them," said Brewster Police Chief Heath Eldredge. "We will be available to assist those families and provide resources as necessary."

The superintendent, along with police, are set to meet with parents on Thursday night to address any questions on concerns they may have surrounding these incidents.

Meanwhile, Noah Campbell-Halley is being held on a $25,000 cash bail and is due back in court on April 20.