Former Gilman School teacher Chris Bendann: Jury watches videos during trial

The jury in the trial of a former Gilman School teacher viewed eight videos on Monday that federal prosecutors say show him sexually abusing a student.

FBI Special Agent Calista Walker provided descriptions of the clips before prosecutors played them to jurors.

According to the public prosecutor, the student was 16 and 17 years old at the time. He has since graduated and is now 23.

Bendann, 40, of Baltimore, is on trial in U.S. District Court in Baltimore on charges of sexual exploitation of a child, possession of child pornography and cyberstalking. From 2007 to 2023, he worked at the Gilman School, a private, independent boys’ school in Roland Park in Baltimore.

The Baltimore Banner does not disclose the identities of people who report sexual abuse without their permission.

Bendann is being held at the Chesapeake Detention Facility. U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar is presiding over the trial, which continues Tuesday.

This story will be updated.