A former Massachusetts middle school teacher who received a national teaching award from Amazon is accused of raping a 14-year-old student and committing other offenses during the 2022-23 school year, prosecutors said.
The Essex County District Attorney’s Office said 38-year-old Tymond Tran, of Hudson, New Hampshire, pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Essex County Superior Court to charges of rape of a child aggravated by an age difference of 10 years or more, indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or over, exhibiting a child in a nude or lascivious pose, and distributing obscene matter to a minor.
Prosecutors allege the offenses involved a then-14-year-old student while Tran taught eighth grade at Thurgood Marshall Middle School in Lynn during the 2022-23 school year.
Tran remains free under strict court-ordered conditions while the case proceeds.
Judge John C. Fraser ordered Tran to remain on house arrest with GPS monitoring except for emergency medical appointments, court appearances and attorney visits.
Tran must also have no unsupervised contact with anyone under 18, submit to random searches of his electronic devices, reside at an Attleboro address, avoid all contact with victims and witnesses, and possess no child sexual abuse material.
He is scheduled to return to court Aug. 26 for a pretrial conference.
Attorney Megan Stanley, who represents Tran, did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
In 2022, Tran was named one of 10 recipients of Amazon's Future Engineer Teacher of the Year Award. Amazon says the annual honor recognizes educators who promote diversity, equity and inclusion while encouraging students to pursue careers in computer science and robotics.
The company said recipients were independent investigation and making support available to students, families and staff affected by the allegations.