Baltimore County police officers arrested a local gym teacher at Perry Hall High School and charged him with child sex abuse charges.

The suspect, identified as 40-year-old Sean Brooks, was still in official custody on Wednesday without bond. A school letter sent to parents revealed that the individual had been a teacher at Perry Hall High School since August 2017.

In the letter, school principal Abbey Campbell said the charges against Brooks are "deeply disturbing," adding that his alleged behavior is completely "unacceptable and will not be tolerated."

Additionally, the principal said that following his arrest, the gym teacher had been placed on administrative leave and had been barred from all district property, according to Yahoo News.

Judge Marsha L. Russell expressed concern at the fact that an authoritative figure such as Brooks is facing such allegations from several people and that the actions have reportedly been happening over several years.

The suspect's attorney, Staci Pipkin, pushed for her client to get home detention because the gym teacher lives in Harford County. This means that he has no reason to go to Baltimore County or near the school.

The attorney added that her client would not be home with any children because he and his wife, who was also in the courtroom on Thursday, do not have any kids. Judge Russell also denied Brooks' bail and instructed that he be barred from having any contact with anyone under 18 years old because of concerns for public safety, The Baltimore Banner reported.

Three girls at Perry Hall High School detailed physical contact with the gym teacher, charging documents showed. The three girls alleged that Brooks touched them on their thighs, kissed them, and hugged them from behind.

Several other students also reported being witnesses to the defendant's interactions with some girls at the high school. On top of the sexual abuse charges, Baltimore County detectives are accusing the gym teacher of grooming the girls.

Brooks' attorney added that her client denies the allegations against him, arguing that the only sexual contact that is being alleged is "essentially hugging." The defendant's wife did not comment following her husband's Thursday hearing.

In a similar incident, Baltimore County police said that a middle school gym teacher was arrested over allegedly sexually abusing students. The suspect in that case was 61-year-old Roger Myers.

Deep Creek Middle School in Essex said that the individual was placed on administrative leave in January. The school's principal, Laura Kelly, said that the charges against Myers were "deeply troubling," adding that this behavior is unacceptable, as per CBS News.