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Teacher in Collier County arrested for having sexual relationship with student

Gulf Coast Charter Academy South teacher, Joseph Mejia, appears in court
Teacher in Collier County arrested for having sexual relationship with student
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COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — Collier County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a Gulf Coast Charter Academy South teacher, Joseph Mejia, on Tuesday. An investigation determined he was having a sexual relationship with a student.

Mejia, a technology teacher at the school, is charged with four counts of lewd and lascivious battery on a victim age 12-16 by a suspect who is 18 or older and one count of lewd and lascivious molestation on a victim age of 12-16 by a suspect who is 18 or older.

The investigation was prompted after the victim’s mother reported that she had found sexually explicit text-messages between her daughter and Mejia on her daughter’s phone. An investigation continues.