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onca City High School Pteacher Michael Clinton Grimes, 59, was arrested on Friday afternoon on three felony counts of child abuse. He was released on a $5,000 bond. According to the affidavit, Grimes is accused of taking inappropriate pictures of students, staff members and unknown women. Cpt. Eric Welch, a school resource officer at Ponca City High School, said he was called to the main office on Nov. 21, 2019, to speak with principal Thad Dilbeck who provided him with witness and victim statements regarding the alleged crimes. The victims and witnesses claim that they were photographed by Grimes during class and in a lab class.