CROWLEY (WBAP/KLIF News) – An ex-Crowley teacher turned actor who was accused of sexual assault killed himself during a Facebook livestream.
The Los Angeles Police Department said Frederick Bowdy committed suicide in North Hollywood on Monday.
The former Crowley Middle School teacher was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault last week.
His sister Carolyn Bowdy told WFAA TV a family member tried to reach him after seeing the video where he said he going to kill himself.
“We didn’t want the action to be done at all. It doesn’t matter if it was on Facebook or not. Now, millions of people kind of know our pain,” she said.
She said the family is struggling to come to grips with the loss.
“You leave behind a lot of people. You leave behind a lot of questions. There are no words that I can express on how hard myself or the family has taken this,” said Bowdy.
This week, the Crowley School District provided grief counselors for students and staff who knew Bowdy during his time at the school.
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