By Collin Rugg
FLORIDA (CONVERSEER) – 26-year-old Elias Gordon Farley, a science teacher at Donna Klein Jewish Academy in Florida, has been arrested for allegedly grooming student on Google Docs before sexually abusing the student in the classroom.
Farley is accused of using a shared Google Doc to communicate with the student before allegedly engaging in “sexual acts” with her inside the classroom and at his home.
The alleged encounters went on for months in both Farley’s office, apartment, and a classroom, according to detectives.
School surveillance video backs up the girl’s account, showing Farley and her entering his office on November 7 and later a classroom for around an hour.
The student eventually confided in an art teacher. She showed the teacher bruises and bite marks, allegedly from Farley.
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The teacher is facing charges of unlawful sexual activity with a minor and offense against a student by an authority figure.
He is being held on $500,000 bond.
“We are approaching this serious situation with the utmost care, keeping the well-being of our students, faculty and families at the forefront,” the school said in a statement.
