Teacher accused of having sex with student, 17

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on February 6, 2015

A Coatesville Area Senior High teacher who lives in East Goshen Township is accused of having sex with a 17-year-old female student, police said.

Detectives from the Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department arrested 35-year-old Mark V. Hostutler outside the West Chester East High School on Thursday, Feb. 5. Police said Hostutler was taken into custody after a three-week investigation into events reported by a former student.

Police said Hostutler, an English teacher at Coatesville, also coached the junior varsity boys’ basketball team at East High.

The alleged victim told police that in June 2008, when she was 17 years old and attending school in the Coatesville School District, she was taken to Hostutler’s East Goshen home, where the teacher provided her with alcoholic beverages and had sex with her on three occasions. According to the victim, Hostutler also took her to a relative’s home in West Brandywine Township where Hostutler again gave her alcoholic beverages and had sex with her.

Hostutler was arraigned on Friday, Feb. 6, on four counts of corruption of minors and endangering the welfare of children. (If the girl had been younger, he would have faced more charges). He was released after posting 10 percent of his $20,000 bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 11, police said, adding that the Chester County District Attorney’s Office assisted with the investigation.