Ex-amazon 'Teacher of the Year' Faces Child Rape Charges

WHO:

Boston.com - Tymond Tran, a former Lynn educator and one of Amazon’s ‘teachers of the year’.

NY Post - Tymond Tran, recognized as one of 10 teachers in the US to receive the Amazon Future Engineer Teacher of the Year award.

WHAT:

Boston.com - Tymond Tran has been charged with sexually abusing a then-14-year-old student.

NY Post - Tran won a $5,000 award as part of the Amazon Future Engineer Teacher of the Year recognition.

WHERE:

Boston.com - The alleged abuse occurred while Tran was teaching in Lynn, Massachusetts.

WHEN:

Boston.com - The alleged abuse took place during the 2022 to 2023 school year.

WHY:

Boston.com - The charges stem from allegations of sexual abuse against a student.

HOW:

Boston.com - The nature of the charges involves sexual abuse of a minor by a teacher.

(UPDATED July 23, 2026 19:29 UTC)

Tymond Tran, a former Lynn educator and one of the ten teachers in the U.S. to receive the Amazon Future Engineer Teacher of the Year award, has been charged with sexually abusing a then-14-year-old student during the 2022 to 2023 school year. The alleged abuse took place while Tran was teaching in Lynn, Massachusetts, and he was recognized with a $5,000 award as part of the Amazon honor. The charges involve serious allegations of sexual abuse of a minor by a teacher.