A former teacher at Apopka High School is behind bars after being accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student.The teacher was identified as 26-year-old Gadiel Rivera-Nieves, according to the Apopka Police Department. He was arrested on Tuesday after an alleged sexual relationship that began in 2022 and lasted for over a year with a 17-year-old student. Rivera-Nieves was arrested and charged with sexual battery of a child between the ages of 12 and 18 by a person in custodial authority, Apopka PD said. Police said he was no longer employed at Apopka High School, but was actively teaching at a charter school in Orlando.Anyone who has been a victim of Rivera-Nieves is asked to contact the Apopka Police Department at 407-703-1757.
APOPKA, Fla. —
A former teacher at Apopka High School is behind bars after being accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student.
The teacher was identified as 26-year-old Gadiel Rivera-Nieves, according to the Apopka Police Department.
He was arrested on Tuesday after an alleged sexual relationship that began in 2022 and lasted for over a year with a 17-year-old student.
Rivera-Nieves was arrested and charged with sexual battery of a child between the ages of 12 and 18 by a person in custodial authority, Apopka PD said.
Police said he was no longer employed at Apopka High School, but was actively teaching at a charter school in Orlando.
Anyone who has been a victim of Rivera-Nieves is asked to contact the Apopka Police Department at 407-703-1757.