A Perry Hall High teacher from Bel Air kissed and massaged students, police said. He's accused of telling a girl she should be a porn star.
PERRY HALL, MD — A teacher is accused of kissing and massaging underage students who consulted him about personal struggles, charging documents allege.
Sean Allen Brooks, 40, of Bel Air was charged with three counts of sex abuse of a minor in early June. The physical education and health teacher at Perry Hall High School faces up to 75 years in prison if convicted of all charges, which say the abuse happened between August 2022 and March 2025.
Patch obtained charging documents that claim that Brooks abused three girls and was grooming others for sexual exploitation.
"Suspect Brooks not only committed multiple sex offenses, but was escalating his behavior to potential rape of these victims given the opportunity," the court records say.
The court papers say Brooks assigned students to write about their life challenges.
The file alleges that Brooks then targeted girls with father issues and took them to a basement room that "was like a cellar."
The papers accused Brooks of hugging the girls, touching their thighs and kissing them on their forehead and neck.
Brooks is also accused of discussing sexual matters with the students.
The charging documents said Brooks would ask them to rate their looks, and he would tell them they were a 10 out of 10 when they gave themselves a low score. He's accused of calling them "cutie," "perfect" and "hot."
The papers said Brooks told one girl she should be a porn star when she's older and he could be her manager. He is accused of discussing the high number of people he has had sex with and detailing his sexual encounters. He is also accused of telling a girl to draw a picture of her genitalia and asking her how she masturbates.
A student witness reported seeing Brooks massage the shoulders of a girl who was kneeling in front of his desk, the records say.
Perry Hall High School Principal Abbey Campbell reported that a teacher on March 19 emailed her a photo of "Suspect Brooks standing behind a female student with his hands on her shoulders," the file says. The reporting teacher said "several students approached her to report concerns about Suspect Brooks" and told her they saw his shoulder massages and heard his comments about girls' physical appearance.
"These charges are deeply disturbing, and this alleged behavior is completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated," Campbell said in a letter to the school community on June 11, the day Brooks was arrested.
Baltimore County Public Schools hired Brooks in August 2017, and he has worked at Perry Hall High ever since.
"BCPS is fully cooperating with law enforcement on this matter and Mr. Brooks is on administrative leave and is barred from BCPS property," Campbell said.
The detective filing charges against Brooks wrote, "He groomed each of the juvenile victim students and was grooming other juvenile female students."
The detective said:
"Grooming begins with victim selection, with children often being selected due to low self-esteem or other pre-existing vulnerabilities. Each juvenile victim student described issues with their father's or their father passing away. The next phase of grooming is gaining access and isolation. The juvenile victim students reported that Suspect Brooks took them to areas of the school students don't typically have access to and would close the doors to his classroom while incidents were occurring. The next step in the grooming process is trust development. The juvenile victim students shared how Suspect Brooks was there for them and they thought of him like a father-figure. The next step is desensitization to sexual content and physical contact. Each juvenile victim student spoke about physical contact from Suspect Brooks, where he would rub their leg, kiss them, hug them, etc, with an intent for sexual gratification."
Brooks is represented by attorney Staci Pipkin of Rubin & Pipkin in Baltimore.
Patch contacted the firm for a comment. The attorneys have not yet responded. We will update this story if they reply.
Brooks did speak with a detective.
The charging documents recount that discussion and say:
"He advised that kids try to come in to see him during class time and he checks that they have passes. He stated that he does not let students in his classroom while he is teaching a lesson and he will close the door to indicate they cannot come in. He advised that during the last 30 minutes he lets students come into his class if it is ok with teachers and will allow them in his classroom during lunch and off period. Suspect Brooks described those students that come into his room are mostly athletes and they talk to him about track or sports. He mentioned one kid who tore his ACL stops by his room once a period to talk. Students sometimes talk about curriculum if it 'hits heavy' or stuff going on at home."