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A teacher described by one alleged victim as a "monster" now has bond set at 150-thousand dollars.
57-year-old Miguel Benavente was a teacher at Roosevelt Middle School in West Palm Beach before he was arrested last month on charges that he sexually assaulted a minor under the age of 12.
Prosecutors asked for no bond, but Judge Scott Suskauer denied that request.
While investigating Benavente on the allegations that he began grooming a child when he was 7-years-old and then sexually assaulted him multiple times from ages 9 to 14, it was discovered he was already under investigation for sexual battery on a former student.
That child was reportedly 14-years-old when the accusations occurred, back in 2000. He is the one who referred to Benavente as a "monster."
Detectives believe there may be more victims.