Teacher Arrested For Sex Acts With Middle Schooler

Orville Edwards was a teacher at Rickards Middle School

A science teacher in Broward County was arrested Friday on charges he participated in sex acts with one of his middle school student in his classroom.

Orville Edwards, 36, is a teacher at Rickards Middle School and has been officially charged with sexual battery on a minor and lewd and lascivious conduct.

According to the victim, Edwards lured her to his classroom and touched her private area on more than one occasion this year. The 8th grader also told police that the two exchanged phone numbers and that Edwards would set up dates during sixth period for the two to meet.

Edwards admitted to deputies who arrived at his classroom that he had been carrying on a sexual relationship with the girl on school campus.

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