UPDATE: Alleged Arlington School Sexual Predator Arraigned

Image: James Henry Martin III, of Woburn, via Channel7

A Woburn man who once worked as a teaching assistant at Ottoson Middle School in Arlington was arraigned on Friday for statutory rape of a former student, according to a statement from the Massachusetts District Attorney’s Office.

James Henry Martin III - who more recently worked at the YMCA afterschool program in Woburn- pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Martin’s bail has been set at $250,000, under the conditions that he not attempt to contact the victim or any other children under 16, abstain from drugs and alcohol, keep his distance from all Arlington and Woburn schools, wear a GPS bracelet, and never own any devices that would enable him to use the internet.

The 36-year-old was arrested Thursday, March 5, without incident.

Authorities say Martin met the victim, who was less than 16 years old at the time, at some point during his 2011-2013 tenure at Ottoson. After interacting through what police describe as a “mobile phone-based social media service,” Martin and the victim agreed to meet in January.

During the meeting, police say Martin sexually assaulted the victim in an Arlington parking lot, then left the victim at a restaurant.

According to WCVB, an Arlington High School employee overheard the victim discussing the incident, and parlayed the information to the authorities.

“We are not aware of any other inappropriate conduct involving any other children, and we have no reason to believe that any other children were affected,” said Arlington Public Schools Superintendent Kathleen Bodie, in a statement to the media.