BRIGHTON, Colo.—Brighton school officials say a faculty member suspected of sending explicit pictures of himself to a minor last year continued working at the school because his bosses were unaware of the charge.
Brighton High School spokeswoman Allison Lockwood says 28-year-old Andy Weaver was put on paid leave Thursday after he appeared in a Grand Junction court on a charge of Internet sexual exploitation of a child.
Lockwood says Weaver would’ve been suspended sooner if school officials had known of the charge.
Authorities say Weaver allegedly sent pictures of his genitals to someone he thought was a 14-year-old girl on March 2007. Mesa County Sheriff’s Office investigator Heather Benjamin says authorities didn’t know Weaver was a teacher until he appeared in court Thursday.
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Information from: The Denver Post,
