After being released on bail last week on 15 charges of child porn, William Zev Steen finds himself back in jail and held without bond on ten new charges including first degree rape and sex abuse of a minor.
According to charging documents from the state's attorney's office, these ten new charges, stem from an incident in December of 2008. (Court records say the incident took place in December 2005, but the reason for the discrepancy is unclear.) He was served the arrest warrant Tuesday, was sent to jail and is being held without bail.
The charging documents, shared how review of the evidence in the previous case led to these new charges. We won't be going into any detail due to the sensitive nature and to protect the identity of the victim.
On Wednesday afternoon, Bnos Yisroel, the school where Steen worked until his firing last week, sent an email to the parents and staff.
"Bnos Yisroel remains committed to supporting our students, staff and parents through this challenging time... We encourage you to speak with your children about personal safety.'"
-Excerpt of letter to parents sent Wednesday, November 16th
We've seen no additional statement from the technology group he was director of, which specialized in installing internet filters. TAG Baltimore, the group, sent an email last week saying they had severed ties with Steen and were looking for a new director.
We are working to gather more details on this developing story. This story will be updated as we learn more.
