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Cumberland Teacher Accused of Having Sex With Student

A Cumberland County high school teacher is charged with having sex with a student.

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Matthew Cameron King
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — A Cumberland County high school teacher is behind bars after being charged with having sex with a student.

Authorities said Matthew Cameron King, 26, of King Road in Saint Pauls, engaged in a sexual encounter with the student in March at Gray's Creek High School in Fayetteville.

Detectives arrested King on Tuesday and charged him with taking indecent liberties with a student.

King was held in the Cumberland County Jail on $10,000 bond and scheduled to appear in court Wednesday.

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