WORCESTER, MASS. (WHDH) - A 63-year-old former high school and college teacher charged with sex trafficking and rape in Massachusetts appeared in court on Thursday.
John B. Clayton IV is facing seven counts of trafficking a person for sexual servitude, two counts of rape, and two counts of intimidating a witness following a two-year human trafficking investigation, according to state police.
Through the investigation, state police say they identified multiple women who were targeted, manipulated, and exploited by Clayton from 2015 to 2019.
A search of his home turned up restraints that were allegedly used on his victims along with several marijuana plants, officials said.
He was indicted last month by a grand jury and was arraigned in Worcester Superior Court.
Clayton is a former teacher in the Worcester school district and professor at Quinsigamond Community College.
He pleaded not guilty and is expected to be back in court in April.
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