A 35-year-old teacher has been arrested after being accused of “engaging in inappropriate sexual acts” with a 14-year-old student.
Candace Brown, a teacher at Sawgrass Adventist School in Plantation, is behind bars after she engaged in “lewd and lascivious acts with a 14-year-old male student,” according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.
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The acts took place in Deerfield Beach this summer, according to BSO.
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Brown turned herself in to the police on Friday and is facing two counts of lewd and lascivious battery and one count each of lewd and lascivious conduct and transmission of material harmful to a minor by electronic device.
"We just received a report of inappropriate and illegal conduct by one of our teachers with regard to a student, and we are taking it very seriously. Because our commitment to student welfare and safety is our foremost priority, we are cooperating fully with law enforcement and have promptly removed the teacher from our campus and her position. As this is an ongoing investigation, more details will be shared as appropriate," said Frank Runnels, Florida Conference of Seventh-day Adventists' Vice President for Education and Superintendent of Schools.
BSO believes there might be additional victims and asks anyone with information to contact Detective Arielle Dickey at 954-321-4256.
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