Birmingham, AL 10/06/2017
A 30-year-old male teacher from Pinson Valley High School was taken into custody today after a female student disclosed he had sexual contact with her.
Just after school began this morning the victim went to the principal and disclosed that she had been having sexual contact with the teacher. The principal contacted the School Resource Deputy who took the initial report and requested a youth services detective come to the school.
The victim reported that the contact began just after the start of the school year and had continued since. Detectives questioned the teacher. He admitted to having sexual contact with the victim.
The teacher was taken into custody and transported to the Jefferson County Jail to await formal charges. The name of the suspect is withheld pending formal charges.