Teacher Says He Did Bad Things to a Student

Apr 24, 2026, 07:27

Introduction

A teacher in Melbourne said he did bad things to a student. His name is Justin Marks. He worked at a school called Tarneit P-9 College. A bus driver saw him touch the student in a wrong way. The bus driver told other people. Now the teacher is in trouble with the police.

Main Body

The bus driver saw the teacher touch the student on the bus. After the bus trip, she talked to the teacher. She said, "I saw what you did." The teacher asked a question. Then the bus driver asked her company to look at the bus video. The company saw the video and called the school and the police. The school leader talked to the teacher. The teacher said, "I was only checking if the student was okay. She could not swim." The school leader told the teacher to leave. The next day, police went to the teacher''s home and took him away. The teacher said he was sorry for touching the student. He said it was the first time. But the court found out it was not the first time. Police looked at the teacher''s phone and the student''s phone. They found 8,500 messages on a secret phone app. They also found 6,000 messages on a special bracelet. The teacher gave the student a bracelet. It was the same as his. They could send messages with it. The student told the teacher about her worries. She thought he was her friend. But then their messages became about sex. The teacher kissed the student in a classroom. They also did other sexual things in the school theater and in empty rooms. The bad things happened during a school trip to a water park. The teacher met the student in the bathroom. He touched her when she was on a towel on the floor. Later, he touched her again on the bus. The bus driver saw this. The student told the court, "I feel dirty. He tricked me." She said other people at school asked her questions after the teacher left. This made her feel worse. The teacher''s lawyer said they are waiting for a doctor''s report about the teacher. They will talk to the court after they get the report.

Conclusion

Justin Marks is in jail now. He will go back to court in July. The court will wait for the doctor''s report.

Vocabulary Learning

leave
to go away from a place離開
Example:The school leader told the teacher to leave.
saw
past tense of see; to look at something with your eyes看見（過去式）
Example:The bus driver saw the teacher on the bus.
sorry
feeling sad because you did something wrong抱歉的
Example:The teacher said he was sorry for his actions.
told
past tense of tell; to say something to someone告訴（過去式）
Example:She told the police about the problem.
touch
to put your hand on someone or something觸摸
Example:The teacher touched the student's arm.

Sentence Learning

A bus driver saw him touch the student in a wrong way.
This sentence uses the past tense verb 'saw' to describe an action that happened before. The phrase 'touch the student in a wrong way' describes the bad action.本句使用過去式動詞 'saw' 來描述一個已經發生的動作。短語 'touch the student in a wrong way' 描述了不好的行為。
The bus driver told other people.
This is a simple past tense sentence. The subject is 'The bus driver', the verb is 'told', and the object is 'other people'.這是一個簡單的過去式句子。主語是 'The bus driver'，動詞是 'told'，受詞是 'other people'。
The teacher said he was sorry for touching the student.
The main verb is 'said', which is past tense. The part after 'said' explains what the teacher said. 'Sorry for touching' shows he felt bad about his action.主要動詞是 'said'，為過去式。'said' 之後的部分解釋了老師所說的話。'Sorry for touching' 表示他對自己的行為感到抱歉。
They found 8,500 messages on a secret phone app.
The verb 'found' is past tense. '8,500 messages' is the object. 'On a secret phone app' tells us where the messages were.動詞 'found' 是過去式。'8,500 messages' 是受詞。'On a secret phone app' 告訴我們訊息的位置。
The court will wait for the doctor's report.
This sentence uses the future tense with 'will wait'. 'For the doctor's report' explains what the court is waiting for.本句使用 'will wait' 來表示未來式。'For the doctor's report' 解釋了法庭在等待什麼。