A California ex-drama teacher accused of molestation is found dead

68-year-old David Michael Bruce, an ex-junior high school drama teacher, was found dead this past Wednesday inside his home. In 2015 he was arrested after allegations of sexual molestation toward his students was brought up. According to sources, the ages of the students he molested were between 11 to 14 years old while working at Sycamore Junior High School in Anaheim.

The alleged molestations happened between the years of 1996 and 2011. He was charged with 10 counts of committing lewd acts on minors and was facing life in prison. Authorities are not ruling out suicide as his cause of death, but no official cause has been released.