A former South Florida high school physical education teacher accused of having sex with a 14-year-old student who later faced more charges after two additional victims came forward is now facing even more charges.
Joseph Edward Tolliver was arrested earlier this year on a charge of lewd and lascivious battery on a child 12 to 16 years old, an arrest report said. Tolliver, 37, was a P.E. teacher at Campbell Drive K-8 Center in Homestead.
He now faces another charge of lewd and lascivious molestation after another student came forward and said Tolliver assaulted her. The victim posted a message on social media after Tolliver's February arrest saying "they couldn't do anything when a group of students reported him including myself but yet they decided to deal with it now."
According to an arrest report, the new victim - who is now 16-years-old - said Tolliver would make her sit on his lap during class while he touched her buttocks over her clothes on three separate occasions. The victim said Tolliver also sent her naked photos of himself while also stalking her social media account.
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The victim told police Toliver gave her food she believed contained marijuana and asked if she wanted to smoke with him on school property.
The initial charge came after Tolliver was accused of having sex with a 14-year-old student after the teen told police they developed a personal relationship.
In February, Miami-Dade Police said after two more victims came forward Tolliver was facing more than three dozen new charges of lewd and lascivious molestation and lewd and lascivious conduct on a child.
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One victim said Tolliver visited her on several occasions and would enter through her bedroom window to avoid being seen by her mother, an arrest report said.
On Feb. 4, the teen said she met Tolliver - a former football and track athlete for the University of Miami - in the parking lot of her apartment complex where they had sex in his car, the report said.
Other allegations involved two girls who attended Campbell Drive K-8 Center and said they were fondled by Tolliver when they were 12 years old, arrest reports said.
One girl said she was fondled on more than 30 occasions throughout the school year, and said Tolliver would French kiss her and ask her if she wanted to watch pornographic videos with him, an arrest report said.
The other girl said she was fondled on more than five occasions and said Tolliver once bit her bottom lip and asked if she wanted to watch pornographic videos with him, the report said.
In a statement released in February, Miami-Dade County Public Schools officials said they've initiated employment termination proceedings, and will ensure Tolliver won't be able to seek future employment with the district.
"We commend the Miami-Dade Police Department for their investigative work on this case, which occurred away from the school setting, and for bringing this individual to justice," the statement read. "Miami-Dade County Public Schools is profoundly disturbed by the abhorrent allegations made against this individual. This District goes to great lengths to promote a safe and secure learning environment and any actions that run contrary to that will not be tolerated."
