WAPAKONETA — A former band instructor at Wapakoneta schools accused of sex charges was assigned a trial for May 15.
Broc Hottle, 27, of Mount Vernon, also was assigned a pretrial hearing for April 11. He is free on a $250,000 bond.
Hottle is charged with 34 counts of sexual battery. All charges are third-degree felonies.
Hottle was employed by the Wapakoneta school district from 2008 to 2012 and served as an independent contractor until March 2016. He was a show choir band director.
Authorities have not said whether the charges are related to students at the high school.
