Auburn athletic director accused of sending obscene material to a minor

AUBURN, Mass. — The athletic director for Auburn public schools is accused of sending obscene material to a minor.

Curt Field was taken into custody following an “extensive” week-long investigation, according to Auburn police.

Field, 29, of Vernon, Connecticut, turned himself in to Auburn police Tuesday and was arraigned in Worcester District Court on a charge of disseminating obscene material to a minor.

Auburn Public Schools Superintendent Beth Cumberland says they were first made aware of Field’s “troubling communications” on Wednesday, January 22.

Field was immediately interviewed by school administration and placed on administrative leave, according to Cumberland.

“As a District, we acted without delay once notified that accusations had been made, to involve the Auburn Police Department,” said Cumberland in a statement. “We fully recognize the seriousness of these allegations and did all we could to protect our students. We are extremely appreciative of the support of the Auburn Police Department through this ordeal. Their guidance and involvement from the start ensured that this was brought to a resolution quickly.”

He was released on $500 cash bail under the conditions that he has no contact and stays away from any victims, Auburn and Spencer Schools and have no unsupervised contact with anyone under 16.

25 Investigates has reported extensively on child sexual abuse in Massachusetts schools.

In 2024, 25 Investigates asked the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, or DESE, for 10 years of documentation of educators who lost their teachers’ licenses.

They provided us with about 60 records spanning from 2013 to 2023.

We found:

• 35 teachers surrendered their license when confronted with allegations of sexual abuse or misconduct;
• 7 had faced allegations of inappropriate relationships with students in other states;
• 15 licensed teachers had criminal convictions, principally for child sex crimes, in other states.

In November 2023, 25 Investigates created our own database of teacher sexual misconduct cases in Massachusetts. Our numbers surpassed that amount DESE was able to supply.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Auburn Police Detectives at 508-832-7777 or send a text/email message to textatip@auburnmasspolice.org.

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