Elementary School Teacher Arrested for Sending Student "Sexual" Photos
Here's something depressing: teacher-student racy photo scandals are no longer limited to high school. A 28-year-old fifth grade teacher in Florida was arrested yesterday after allegedly sending sexual photos to a student at her school—so, a child under the age of 12—via the messaging app Kik.
WZVN reports that Tara Milton Roberts, who was fired from her job at River Hall Elementary School, was charged with cruelty towards a child and transmitting information harmful to minors on Tuesday. She's being held on $20,000 bond.
According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office, the student was not in Roberts's class. She allegedly sent the student multiple photos of her "scantily clad" figure via Kik—deputies say the messages "started off as friendly but soon turned into more sexual in nature." It's not clear how these allegations came to light, but deputies say Roberts told the student not to tell because she would get in trouble.
[Photo via LCSO]