MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A substitute teacher in Florida is facing charges for alleged inappropriate behavior with a student, according to sheriff’s deputies.
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Marion County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Dianely Torres, 24, after they said they found sexually explicit photos of a juvenile victim on her cell phone.
According to an arrest report, in February, a School Resource Officer received a complaint that a witness walked into Torres’ classroom and observed her massaging a juvenile victim’s head as it rested in her lap. During the investigation into the incident, the SRO learned that Torres had been previously disciplined for using the communication platform “Discord” to message students.
MCSO Major Crimes Detective Batts began her investigation and, through a search warrant served on Discord, as well as a search of the juvenile victim’s phone, located nude photos of Torres that she had sent to the juvenile victim, and sexually explicit drawings by Torres.
Detective Batts said she interviewed Torres, who admitted to being in a “dating” relationship with the juvenile victim. Torres stated that she and the juvenile victim had sent nude photos to each other, and she consented to a search of her phone, where detectives found nude photos of the juvenile victim.
Investigators said they found nine sexually explicit pictures of the victim on Torres’ cell phone.
Torres was arrested on Wednesday and taken to the Marion County Jail.
If you or someone you know was victimized by Torres, please contact Detective Batts at (352) 368-3847.