Teacher Rapes 12-Year-Old Student After Making Her Stay For After School Tutorials

Police said a teacher was detained after being accused of repeatedly having intercourse in a classroom with a 12-year-old kid who he referred to as his “girlfriend.”

Following the girl’s parents’ discovery of the alleged abuse and reporting him, David Augustine Hodge Jr., 30, of Florida, USA, was charged on Wednesday, February 1 with four counts of engaging in sexual activities with a child.

NBC 6 reported that Hodge, a science instructor and chess club leader at West Homestead K-8 Center, was accused by police of grooming the girl, who is now 13 years old, in October of last year.

He and the girl allegedly began texting and chatting on Instagram about school-related matters until the chats became sexual, according to authorities.

Police were informed by the girl that Hodge had eventually begun exchanging naked images with her.

In November, when chess club was over, Hodge allegedly asked the girl to begin meeting him in a classroom on Fridays. According to authorities, he instructed the pupil to inform her parents that she was staying late for tutoring.

Hodge is charged with twice having sex with the girl and numerous other sex acts between November and last month.

The young woman admitted to the police that she thought Hodge was her boyfriend and that they were involved in a love and sexual connection. According to the NBC report, the teacher allegedly confessed when police questioned her.

“Miami-Dade County Public Schools is deeply troubled by the disturbing allegations made against this individual,? a statement from the district said.”

“As soon as the claims surfaced, the employee was immediately removed from the school setting. After a thorough investigation by the Miami-Dade Schools Police Department, this individual was subsequently arrested. Conduct such as the one he is accused of will not be tolerated.”

“As such, the District has initiated employment termination proceedings, and will ensure the individual is precluded from seeking future employment with the District.”

Hodge is being held at the Miami-Dade County Jail after a judge on Thursday refused bond.