Okaloosa County, Florida teacher arrested for allegedly having sex with a student
OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. — “A Crestview High School teacher has been arrested after he allegedly had a sexual relationship with a student two decades ago”
“According to Ocaloosa Country School District officials, 58-year-old Timothy John Sexton had been placed on administrative leave after the school district’s “receipt of a report via FortifyFL.”
District officials said they sent the report to the Florida Department of Children and Families and the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office and, after deputies investigated, Sexton was arrested.”
“According to an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office news release, a tip was reported in March 2025 to Fortify Florida, an app that allows users to report suspicious activity or tips to the appropriate law enforcement agency.
“Through interviews with the victim and witnesses, investigators obtained enough evidence for probable cause,” the release said. Investigators said the relationship began in April 2001 when the victim was 14 and continued until July 2005 when she was 17.
The investigation led to the arrest of 58-year-old Timothy John Sexton at his home on Jeff Drive in Crestview. He is charged with sexual battery by a person in a custodial authority and sexual battery with a victim between 12-18 years old.
Sexton is a teacher at Crestview High School and a former teacher at Pryor Middle School, the release said.”
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