Former Gilman School Teacher Chris Bendann: Jury to View Videos During Trial

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

FBI agent Calista Walker gave descriptions of the fragments before prosecutors showed them to the jury.

Prosecutors allege the student was 16 and 17 at the time. He has since graduated and is 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. He worked at the Gilman School, a private, independent boys’ school in Baltimore’s Roland Park neighborhood, from 2007 to 2023.

The Baltimore Banner does not release the names of individuals who report sexual abuse without their consent.

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

This story is being updated.