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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Ferris asst. principal posts bond in child molestation case

Bender
A Ferris High School assistant principal accused of child molestation spent four hours in jail Tuesday night before posting bond. Todd Bender was charged with two counts of child molestation Nov. 13 after a teen boy came forward alleging Bender gave the boy alcohol and molested him several times in 2011. Bender had been in the hospital since the accusations surfaced. He was booked into jail at 6:22 p.m. Tuesday and posted bond just after 10 p.m. Bender has worked at Ferris High School since 1995. He’s been an assistant principal at the school for seven years. He was previously an English teacher and track coach.