ORANGE PARK - A Ridgeview High teacher was arrested Friday after an investigation revealed he had inappropriate communication with a student , the Clay County Sheriff’s Office …
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ORANGE PARK - A Ridgeview High teacher was arrested Friday after an investigation revealed he had inappropriate communication with a student, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office said.
On May 19, CCSO and Clay County District Schools received a report that a juvenile student at the school had received inappropriate social media messages from a teacher at the school.
Christopher Suarez, 48, was immediately placed on administrative leave while CCSO detectives began looking into the circumstances surrounding the report.
The investigation revealed he began communicating with the student using a social media platform earlier this year.
In the days leading up to the report, CCSO said Suarez sent the student sexually explicit photographs and messages.
He was arrested on six counts of transmission of harmful materials to a minor (FSS 847.38(2)) and one count of use of a two-way communication device to commit a felony (FSS 934.215). He is being held in the Clay County Jail on a total bond amount of $525,021.
Although Suarez was arrested in connection with this incident, this remains an active investigation. Anyone with information that might be of assistance in this case is encouraged to contact Detective Andrew Carter at (904) 264-6512 or acarter@claysheriff.com.
