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Malden Teacher and Girls’ Basketball Coach Charged With Rape of Student, Arraignment Today

Prosecutors have the police report sealed during an ongoing investigation.

Overview

  • Scott A. Marino, 54, was arrested by Stoneham police and is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in Woburn District Court.
  • Court records list two counts of rape, one count of indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or over, and one count of furnishing alcohol to a person under 21.
  • Prosecutors say the Feb. 18 incident occurred in Stoneham and involved an 18-year-old known to Marino, who was allegedly given alcohol before the assault.
  • Marino is a seventh-grade math teacher at Linden STEAM Academy and the girls’ varsity basketball coach at Malden High; the district placed him on leave after being notified on Feb. 19.
  • The Middlesex District Attorney’s Office is prosecuting the case, and school officials say the alleged conduct took place outside working hours.