A now-ex school drama club director is accused of using his acting skills to ‘beg’ students to perform sex acts on him and ‘guilting’ them into spending the night at his house, Pa. police say.

According to WNEP and FOX56, the suspect is Justin Shaw, 38, a former drama director at two school districts in Bradford County, Pa.

The TV stations, citing court papers, report Shaw, of Waverly, New York, is accused of sexually assaulting students, both male and female, between the ages of 15-17.

Shaw worked as a drama club teacher for both the Athens and Sayre school districts in 2017 and 2018, when the abuse allegedly took place, WNEP reports.

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The locations of the alleged student sex abuse include the Justin P. Shaw Academy of Performance Arts in Sayre, Pa.; Shaw’s home in Waverly, New York; Plants N Things Floral Shop in Sayre; and around Athens High School in Athens Township, FOX56 writes.

The students told police they were often “guilted” into spending the night with Shaw, each on different occasions, FOX56 reports, adding:

Court paperwork shows one girl recalled Shaw seeing her topless while she was asleep.

Another student mentioned waking up to Shaw having his hands down the male student’s pants.

Court papers go on to say Shaw would beg students to perform sexual acts on him on multiple occasions.

Additionally, the students said Shaw often made sexual comments, showed pornography, and made various sexual advances towards them.

Shaw faces charges of institutional sexual assault, corruption of minors, unlawful contact with minors, indecent assault, and harassment.