No Bail After Ex-Boyfriend Stalks Teacher At Mansfield School: PD

MANSFIELD, MA — A Rhode Island man accused of stalking a Mansfield teacher he used to date by breaking into two schools and placing a GPS tracker on her car was ordered held with bail. An Attleboro District Court Judge deemed Tu C. Le, 43, of Woonsocket, a danger to the public during a court hearing Thursday. Le can be held without bail for up to 120 days while the prosecution prepares its case, the Sun Chronicle Reported.

According to police, Le, a medical researcher at Brown University, dated the teacher for about a year before she ended the relationship. According to the teacher, Le was too controlling and would show up uninvited when she was out with friends or on dates with other men, the police report said. Police said the teacher became suspicious and found a GPS tracker on her car.

Le was arrested around 8:40 p.m., Saturday after police said they saw him following the woman and putting a GPS tracker on her car at the Red Roof Inn in Mansfield. Police said Le had two other GPS trackers with him. According to police, Le also tried following the woman by breaking into Qualters Middle School and Mansfield High School after school hours.

Mansfield Superintendent Teresa Murphy addressed the school security issues in an email to Patch on Wednesday. She said the school district identified a "vulnerability" in both buildings, and since then, both have been addressed.

"We will be even more vigilant during after-school hours at restricting access to sections of the building that are not in use and be diligent with door security," Murphy said. "Working with the Mansfield Police Department, all school security protocols are constantly being reviewed and revised."

Le was charged with stalking, four counts of breaking and entering, and trespassing. He pleaded not guilty, and his defense said they plan to appeal the ruling from the dangerousness hearing.