Teen Accuser Testifies Against Germantown Teacher in Sex Abuse Trial
Trial continues Wednesday for Neelsville Middle School teacher indicted on charges of sexually abusing a minor.
A teenage male accuser told jurors on Tuesday that his teacher touched him inappropriately on several occasions at Neelsville Middle School and in the teacher’s car. The 15-year-old was the first witness called in the trial of Cuyler Cornell, 51, of Germantown. The seventh grade English teacher was indicted on two counts of third-degree sex offense and one count of sexually abusing a minor. The prosecution claimed Cornell developed a sexual relationship with the teen between Jan. 1, 2011, and Oct. 10, 2011. The alleged incidents began when the teen was 13, during his seventh grade year, according to court testimony. Cornell's attorney portrayed the teen accuser as troubled and unreliable. Patch is withholding the name of the juvenile …
