Bryan Bates

IONE — Ione Community Charter School music teacher Bryan Bates, 24, of Ione, is under arrest and accused of sexual abuse of a student as well as other charges.

The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office in a written statement reported the arrest happened Wednesday.

“The incident occurred on school property,” according to the statement, and “the victim is a 16-year-old female student.”

The sheriff’s office arrested Bates on one count of official misconduct, two counts of harassment and two counts of third-degree sexual abuse. Bates now is in the Umatilla County Jail, Pendleton.

According to Ione Superintendent Jon Peterson, Bates was in his second year of teaching K-12 music at the school. He was placed on administrative leave Tuesday.