Guilty! Joseph Mejia, Naples, Florida (arrested Apr 2019) [sexual relationship with student]

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    Joseph Mejia (Bonita Springs, Florida), 37, technology teacher at Gulf Coast Charter Academy, Forza Education Management, Naples, Florida, "sexual relationship with a student"


    Collier County teacher arrested for having sexual relationship with student

    A Gulf Coast Charter Academy South teacher was arrested on Tuesday after deputies found he was having a sexual relationship with a student. Joseph Mejia, 37, worked at the school as a technology teacher. The victim's mother told reported to police Monday that she found "sexually explicit" text messages between her daughter and Mejia on her daughter's phone, according to the Collier County Sheriff's Office. According to an arrest report, the sexual relationship began around March 1, 2019. One day when the victim was home from school sick, Mejia went to her house and the two had sex in her ...


    Statement from Gulf Coast Charter Academy South:

    Gulf Coast Charter School is aware that the Collier County Sheriff’s Office is investigating allegations that a substitute teacher engaged in inappropriate conduct with a student. The School takes all allegations regarding the safety of our children seriously and will take all necessary steps to ensure that students
    are safe while in our care.


    When these allegations were brought to the School’s attention, school administration immediately informed the authorities who began their investigation into the matter. The substitute’s contract with the school was terminated immediately. The School will continue to cooperate fully with law enforcement.

    The health and safety of our students, as well as the trust of our community, remains the highest priority of our school. We will wait for the legal process to conclude with its results. In addition, please know that all teachers and staff go through a thorough vetting process, including Federal Background Checks and Fingerprint screening through the security office at Collier County Public Schools, as well as
    reference checks.

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    Joseph Mejia, Bonita Springs, Florida, Gulf Coast Charter Academy, Forza Education Management, Naples
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    Naples charter school teacher, from Bonita Springs, accused of having sex with student

    Collier County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday it arrested a Gulf Coast Charter Academy South teacher, who is accused of having sex with a student. Joseph Mejia, 37, of Bonita Springs, 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. Mejia is a technology teacher at the Naples school. Gulf Coast Charter Academy South is a public charter school in Collier County. However, it is ...


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    Former Collier teacher found guilty of having sexual relationship with student

    A former Collier County teacher was found guilty of having a sexual relationship with a student. Joseph Mejia, 39, was found guilty on four counts of lewd or lascivious battery on Monday following a five-day jury trial in Collier County, according to the State Attorney’s Office. Mejia was a technology teacher at Gulf Coast Charter School back in April 2019 when the Collier County Sheriff’s Office learned he exchanged thousands of texts with a 14-year-old student. Prosecutors said many of the messages were sexually explicit. CCSO investigated and found out that on at least four occasions, Mejia engaged in unlawful ...


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    Former teacher charged with Lewd and Lascivious Battery on a minor found guilty in Collier County

    A former teacher who was charged with having sex with an underage student in Collier County has been found guilty. Joseph Mejia, 39, was charged with four counts of Lewd and Lascivious Battery on a Minor. Mejia was a substitute teacher at Gulf Coast Charter Academy on Airport-Pulling Road near Radio Road in Naples. The State Attorney's Office says Mejia was found guilty on all four counts following a trial. He will remain in custody. His sentencing is scheduled for June 21st.


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