Update: Teacher accused of sex abuse reprimanded for kissing student, other misconduct years ago

A former Tigard High School teacher for 11 years was indicted and arrested Thursday on accusations of sexually abusing at least two students in 2005 and 2016.

Marcus D. Jolley, 40, faces charges of second- and third-degree sex abuse. He posted $4,250 bail and was released from the Washington County Jail early Friday, jail staff said.

A student reported alleged abuse by Jolley to school officials last May, said Susan Stark Haydon, a Tigard-Tualatin School District spokeswoman. School officials contacted Tigard police soon after and later forwarded the results of an internal investigation to them.

Stark Haydon declined further comment on the investigation, but said the allegations have been "pretty devastating to us."

The student reported alleged abuse throughout 2005, said Jim Wolf, a Tigard police spokesman. A second student recently came forward to report alleged sexual abuse in 2016, he said.

Jolley was most recently an associate principal at Sherwood Middle School. He joined the school in August 2016 and resigned in May 2017, according to Kristen Delaney, a Sherwood School District spokeswoman.

The district hasn't received any complaints or grievances about Jolley, she said.

Before Sherwood, Jolley was a language arts teacher and instructional coordinator at Tigard High from August 2005 to June 2016. He also worked as a defensive coordinator for the varsity football team, junior varsity softball coach and freshman baseball coach over the course of the 11 years.

He was also a language arts teacher at Southridge High School in Beaverton from 2001 to 2004.

Jolley has an active Oregon teacher's license that expires in July 2019, state records show.

Tigard police asked anyone with more information on the case to contact the department at 503-718-2677 or email tips@tigard-or.gov.

-- Everton Bailey Jr.

ebailey@oregonian.com

503-221-8343; @EvertonBailey