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A middle school theater teacher is accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old former student.
Brittiny Lopez-Murray, 31, was arrested Monday on multiple charges including lewd and lascivious battery, molestation and engaging in a sexual act with a child.
At a court hearing Tuesday, she was ordered to stay away from the alleged victim and prohibited from unsupervised visits with minors, theMiamiHeraldreports.
Lopez-Murray and the student met at Starbucks for breakfast and then she later allegedly sexually abused him in her white Jeep, including after she picked him up from basketball practice and from his home, the affidavit alleges.
The two allegedly exchanged texts about “how much they enjoyed the sex with each other,” according to the affidavit.
Police got involved after the alleged victim’s sister “became suspicious of the way the victim was on his phone, making sure no one would see what he was doing,” the affidavit states.
The boy’s sister was able to get the phone and allegedly saw “explicit text messages and photos” exchanged between Lopez-Murray and the teen.
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The boy’s sister alerted the boy’s father, who searched the phone and also allegedly saw the text messages and photos.
According to Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Lopez-Murray had been employed with the district for four years and had no prior disciplinary history.
Lopez-Murray is scheduled to be formally charged at her arraignment on Nov. 3.
Her defense attorney could not be reached for comment.
source: people.com
