Hillsborough County Middle School Teacher Arrested After Deputies Say He Sought Explicit Images From Former Student

A middle school teacher in Hillsborough County, Florida, was arrested on Friday after investigators determined he had sought child sexual abuse material from a teenager who had previously been his student, the Tampa Bay Times reported on August 17. According to the newspaper's account of the sheriff's office allegations, the 31-year-old teacher was working at one Hillsborough school at the time of his arrest, while the teen he is accused of contacting had been a student at another middle school in the district.

The Tampa Bay Times reported that deputies allege the teacher sent inappropriate messages to the former student. The paper attributed the underlying allegations to investigators with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office rather than to any court finding.

The allegations described by the Tampa Bay Times have not been tested in court, and the teacher has not been convicted of any offense in connection with the case. Readers can find the full report, including the specific charges and the sheriff's office statement, at the Tampa Bay Times.