Florida teacher admits having sex with underage student multiple times on campus: sheriff
“The actions of this individual are a direct violation of the duty every educator owes to students and families," the school superintendent said.
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US News Florida teacher admits having sex with underage student multiple times on campus: sheriff By Anthony Blair Published April 30, 2026, 8:26 a.m. ET A Florida high school teacher has been charged with having sex with a 17-year-old student multiple times on campus. Heather Mashburn-Smith, 37, was arrested on Wednesday after police received a tip-off that the teacher had had sex with a teenager twice in the past month, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. She then gave a “full, post-Miranda confession” to detectives and was charged with unlawful activity with minors, enhanced to a first-degree felony because she’s a teacher, police said. The age of consent in Florida is 18.
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