Longtime ‘Teacher of the Year,’ 61, groomed 15-year-old boy for sex, cops say
A 61-year-old teacher, Dennis Jutras, was arrested for allegedly grooming a 15-year-old boy for sex. He was caught during an undercover sting operation after sending explicit messages and images to someone he believed was a teenager. Jutras, a former 'Teacher of the Year,' has been placed on administrative leave and is currently held without bail.
- ▪Dennis Jutras was arrested while attempting to meet a 15-year-old boy at a park.
- ▪He had been communicating with an undercover detective posing as a teen for two weeks.
- ▪Jutras has worked in the Baltimore City Public Schools for nearly 27 years and was named 'Teacher of the Year' in 2005.
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US News Longtime ‘Teacher of the Year,’ 61, groomed 15-year-old boy for sex: cops By Anna Young Published May 20, 2026, 11:48 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google A twisted Maryland “Teacher of the Year” was thrown behind bars for allegedly grooming a 15-year-old boy for weeks before trying to have sex with him, police said. Dennis Jutras, 61, was arrested Thursday at a local park while trying to meet up with the boy after sending explicit photos and disturbing messages to an undercover detective posing as a teen during an online sting targeting child predators, according to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office. The sickening chats between the Baltimore City Public Schools administrator and the decoy allegedly went on for two weeks.
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