# Baltimore teacher arrested after missing

> Baltimore parents search for missing science teacher turns to arrest.
- Title: Baltimore teacher arrested after missing · The Banner
- Summary: Baltimore parents search for missing science teacher turns to arrest. Baltimore teacher Rogie Legaspi arrested for sexual abuse of teenage boy after being…
- Keywords: rogie legaspi, hamilton elementary, baltimore city public schools, seventh grade, sexual abuse, missing teacher, news, local, Baltimore, teacher, arrested, missing
- Source: The Banner — https://thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/rogie-legaspi-missing-hamilton-elementary-middle-arrest-QOPRMQPHSNGVXMAHFAZ33P3TZY
- Author: Maya Lora
- Published: 2026-09-24T09:30:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: rogie legaspi, hamilton elementary, baltimore city public schools, seventh grade, sexual abuse, missing teacher, news, local
## Parents search for teacher
Hamilton Elementary parents mobilized to find missing science teacher.
## Teacher found in jail
Elizabeth Cook discovered teacher arrested with 56 charges.
## Arrest details
Legaspi faces sexual abuse charges for teenage victim.
## Parent reaction
Parent says teacher was good but now a 'gut punch'.

> To find out he wasn’t missing, he was arrested for insanely deviant behavior, was just a gut punch for most of us
## Teacher background
Legaspi taught 30 seventh graders for 35 years.
## Next steps
Teacher on paid leave, district to find replacement.
## Key takeaway

Baltimore teacher Rogie Legaspi arrested for sexual abuse of teenage boy after being reported missing.