ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WSVN) — Police have arrested a now retired Miami-Dade schoolteacher over alleged sexual contact with a student.
Tom Privett, a 30-year veteran, was taken into custody at his Pinellas County home on Friday. He has been charged with one count of sexual battery on a minor.
His arrest is related to alleged sexual contact with an 11th grader that started in March of 2016, while Privett was teaching at Terra Environmental Research Institute, a magnet school in Southwest Miami-Dade.
Privett, now 70, retired from the Miami-Dade School District in 2017.
Miami-Dade Schools Police detectives would like to know whether there are more victims. If you have any information, call 305-995-2677 (COPS) or Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS.
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