Sex Offense Against Student Leads To Teacher Arrest At Charter School

LAKELAND, FL — For the second time in less than a week, a teacher at a charter high school in Polk County has been arrested for illegal and inappropriate conduct with a child. Both teachers are accused of sex offenses against teenage girls.

Rame Jones, 21, a teacher at the charter school, New Beginnings High School, was arrested Wednesday and charged with multiple felonies and misdemeanors including sex offense on a student by an authority figure, traveling to meet a minor to engage in illegal activity, unlawful use of a two-way communication device, and other charges.

The victim is a 15-year-old girl who did not attend his school.

"Two teachers preying on students is two too many," said Polk Sheriff Grady Judd, who will give more details at a news conference at 1:30 p.m. that can be monitored on the sheriff's Facebook page.

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"I don't know what either of these suspects were thinking, but rest assured, if you groom, solicit, inappropriately talk to or touch any student here in Polk County, we will lock you up and do our best to make sure you won't have access to children again."

This follows the Nov. 30 arrest of Jerron Dunn, a substitute English teacher also working at New Beginnings High School in Lakeland. New Beginnings High School also has campuses in Winter Haven and Fort Meade in Polk County.

Dunn, 33, is accused of sex offenses against two female students ages 17 and 18.

That investigation began when the two teen girls told their guidance counselor that Dunn sent them both videos of himself masturbating via Snapchat. The guidance counselor contacted the sheriff's office.

Dunn was released from jail on Dec. 2 on a $32,000 bond.

Patch will provide an update following Judd's news conference Thursday at 1:30 p.m.