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Thomas Price is accused of distributing obscene material to a minor.
CLARKSBURG -- The state police have arrested a Lincoln High School teacher and charged him with displaying obscene material to a minor.
Troopers say Thomas Price, 42 of Shinnston, sent a boy text messages describing sex acts he wanted to participate in with the boy.
Police also say he sent the boy links to pornographic websites.
According to the criminal complaint, the alleged offenses happened between January and August 2008.
There is no word if the boy was one of Price's students or if any of the alleged crimes happened at school.
Investigators confiscated Price's computer and cell phone.
He faces two felony counts of displaying and distributing obscene matter to a minor.
Price is being held on a $100,000 bond.
If convicted, Price could face up to ten years behind bars and a $50,000 fine.
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