“Chilling Video Surfaces: Teacher’s Disturbing Night at School with 14-Year-Old Sparks Grooming Arrest”
A middle school teacher is facing charges after reportedly spending the night with a 14-year-old girl
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Gonzalez was initially accused of sending “inappropriate” text messages with the girl after three employees had voiced their worries. The Mesquite Independent School District placed him on administrative leave on August 20 and notified police. He later resigned after working there for 20 years.
This prompted school officials to lead an investigation, where they found shocking footage of an interaction, dated back to July, during summer break.
“There was video footage of the individuals walking down the hallways, carrying pillows and blankets, spending the night at the school,” said Balch Springs Police Officer Pedro Gonzalez to KDFW-TV.
The arrest affidavit also stated the clip showed the teacher “grabbing the victim’s buttocks and then walking down the hallway while holding hands before entering the classroom.”
Gonzalez and the girl’s interactions did not go unnoticed by fellow students
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Other students said the teacher frequently offered rides to the 14-year-old, gave her gifts, visited her outside school hours, and touched her inappropriately, according to the report.
The girl’s family claimed that while they knew the two would spend time together, they were not aware their relationship had gone this far and trusted Gonzalez to set respectable boundaries.
As the girl was being interviewed by authorities, she was reportedly “downplaying the situation while demonstrating her deep concern for [Gonzalez] and what happens to him.”
