Joseph Lamar Johnson, 24, social studies teacher at Mowat Middle School, Bay District Schools, Lynn Haven, Florida, "confessed to sending an obscene picture to one of his former students" WJHG: Teacher Accused of Sending Picture of His Genitals To Former Student (Nov 21 2013) A 15-year-old girl, who took [Joseph Lamar] Johnson’s class when she was at Mowat Middle School, called the Sheriff’s Office around 10:00 p.m. on November 2. She said Johnson sent her a picture of his exposed genitals using an app called Snapchat. Snapchat allows the user to send a photo or video to friends. But it’s only available to the recipient for 1-10 seconds and is gone in a “snap.” But before this photo disappeared, the Sheriff’s Office says it was witnessed by two of the victim’s friends. Tags:
Jackson County Floridan: Middle school teacher arrested; obscene ‘Snapchat’ photo sent to minor (Nov 21 2013) The victim reported to BCSO that on Saturday, Nov. 2, [Joseph Lamar] Johnson sent her an inappropriate photograph through the photo messaging application “Snapchat.” The photograph was witnessed by another student, according to an agency press release, and Johnson admitted to sending it.
News Herald: BCSO: Teacher used Snapchat to share obscene material with student (Nov 21 2013) Joseph Lamar Johnson, 24, was employed as a social studies teacher at the school when he allegedly sent the photo to his former student on Nov. 2. Johnson sent the photo through an application called Snapchat, a social media photo sharing service that bills itself as a way to send messages you want to “self-destruct” after receipt. Users set a time limit of 1-10 seconds before the messages are deleted. That was enough time for several other people besides the girl to see Johnson’s photo, according to a Bay County Sheriff’s Office affidavit. It was unclear who reported the image to authorities. Johnson later admitted to sending the photograph, according to BCSO, and was charged with distributing obscene material to a minor.
