MP coach/band director busted on sex charges

Bryant Miles Benson, band director and coach at Mary Persons High School in Forsyth, has been arrested on sex charges.

FROM MCSO INV. MARILYNNE FITTS:

On December 30, 2021, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Investigators arrested Bryant Miles Benson on felony warrants for Sexual Exploitation of Children and Sexual Conduct by Person with Supervisory Authority.

A complaint was reported to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office of sexually explicit material transmitted between Mr. Benson and a juvenile, who was previously his student at Mary Persons High School. Mr. Benson is the band director and coach at Mary Persons High School.

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is working in conjunction with the Monroe County Board of Education and The Monroe County District Attorney’s Office with this ongoing investigation.

We are unable to release any more details of this investigation at this time, as it is still an active investigation.

If you have any information regarding this investigation, please contact Investigator Marilynne Fitts at 478-994-7287.