Eric C. Stearns, the choir teacher at St. Helens High School, was ordered by a Columbia County court on Monday to remain in custody without being granted bond until his detention hearing on a fresh 18-count indictment on Friday.
Erin Leigh Brady, the deputy district attorney, stated that she intends to submit a motion to request that Stearns be held in custody indefinitely without being released on bail pending trial.
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