Teacher Accused Of ‘Inappropriate Behavior’ With 10-Year-Old Student At FL School

BRADENTON, FL — A substitute teacher was arrested in connection with “inappropriate behavior” involving a 10-year-old student at Abel Elementary School in Bradenton, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

The school’s principal contacted the sheriff’s office Monday regarding concerns about the teacher, Malik Belvin, 26, who had been assigned to the classroom for several days the previous week.

When the regular teacher returned, multiple students reported feeling uncomfortable with Belvin’s behavior while he was in their classroom, the sheriff’s office said.

When the principal followed up on the complaints, the victim said that Belvin pulled her into a closet and “made an inappropriate request during school hours,” MCSO said.

After multiple interviews, Crimes Against Children detectives established probable cause to charge Belvin with lewd and lascivious conduct.

He was arrested Tuesday and booked into the Manatee County Jail.

The school immediately notified the staffing agency that provided Belvin, and he was removed from the classroom and restricted from teaching pending the outcome of the investigation.

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