A judge denied Thursday bond reduction for a former Mercer County teacher accused of sexual misconduct involving several students.
In Princeton, Judge Derek Swope ruled against bond for Jonathan Kirk saying he posed a high flight risk.
Kirk was arrested last week and is charged with sexual abuse. He is also accused of using minors to film sexually explicit conduct and using obscene matter with intent to seduce a minor.
When the alleged sex crimes occurred, Kirk was
a physical education teacher and assistant coach at PikeView High School.
Kirk resigned from his position with Mercer County Schools in January amid the investigation.
Kirk waived his preliminary hearing earlier this week.
He is currently being held at Southern Regional Jail on $100,000 bond.