Teacher At Elite Sports Academy Accused Of Having Sexual Relationship With An Underage Student
A Florida teacher has been taken in custody after allegedly having a sexual relationship with an underage student.
Taylor Anderson, 38, turned herself over to authorities on Monday night after avoiding deputies for many days, According to the county sheriffs office, she also took a brief trip out of town.
The school’s administration rumors were being spreader through the academy about the alleged relationship on Sept. 14 and quickly spoke to the student in question to verify the rumors, the sheriff’s office shared.
It is being told that the student actually admitted to these claims that he and the teacher were sexually active. Afterwards, the school immediately notified authorities.
IMG Academy revealed to Fox News in a statement that Anderson was quickly suspended after the school was aware of the allegations and that she was fired the next day.
The sheriff’s office stated an investigation shared that Anderson was flirting with the student through direct messaging, social media and text messages over many weeks. Anderson also would allegedly pickup the student from the minor’s apartment back in July and traveled to a beach before they had sex in Anderson’s car.
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IMG Academy provided a statement to FoxNews, “as soon as school leadership was made aware of the alleged sexual incident between Ms. Anderson and a student, we immediately suspended Ms. Anderson, contacted the student’s family, and reported the incident to local authorities. We terminated Ms. Anderson’s employment the following day. Given there is an active law enforcement investigation, we are unable to share additional details at this time. Our focus now is on providing support for our student and his family.”