A Morganton man arrested and charged with sex crimes on Friday is an exceptional children teacher at Patton High School.

Christopher Coolidge Bailey, 47, was charged with felony committing a sex act by a substitute parent and felony incest, according to the Morganton Department of Public Safety.

Bailey was suspended without pay by the school system within hours of his arrest, according to a statement from Burke County Public Schools. He is facing termination.

Morganton Public Safety notified Burke County Public Schools of Bailey's arrest around 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 15, the statement from the school system said.

Within two hours of his arrest, the school system served Bailey with a formal notice of charges and suspended him without pay Friday afternoon.

He was issued a notice of t

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