Teacher At West Homestead K-8 Center Arrested, Accused Of Romantic, Sexual Relationship With Student

By CBS Miami Team

February 3, 2023

A teacher at a Homestead school on Thursday is facing charges in connection with allegations that he carried on a romantic sexual relationship with a student who was 12 years old at the time, according to the arrest affidavit.

David Augustine Hodge Jr., 30, of Tamarac, who has taught at West Homestead K-8 Center since 2016, was arrested on Wednesday and booked on suspicion of engaging in a sexual act with a child.

A judge on Thursday declined to set bond for Hodge, who was being held at the Miami-Dade County Jail.

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