MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. \u2014 A \u201cformer band teacher\u201d is facing three felony charges after Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office deputies said he had sexual encounters with a student at his apartment in the Kendall area.<\/p>\n
Deputies arrested Heihachiro Nakashima, 33, on three counts of lewd and lascivious battery after he self-surrendered on Tuesday. According to MDSO, Nakashima worked at Palm Glades Preparatory Academy, a charter school located at 22655 SW 112th Ave. in the county\u2019s unincorporated Princeton area.<\/p>\n
According to the MDSO warrant, the relationship with the 15-year-old girl escalated to sexual encounters after starting as text messages in which Nakashima \u201cassumed a parental role\u201d \u2015 \u201cfrequently\u201d telling the victim \u201che loved her,\u201d which she interpreted as being \u201cplatonic\u201d and coming from a \u201cfather figure.\u201d<\/p>\n
Those encounters happened at Nakashima\u2019s apartment near the Dadeland Mall and Nakashima, at one point, expressed a desire to have a \u201cboyfriend-girlfriend\u201d relationship with the teenager, deputies said.<\/p>\n
Appearing in court on Wednesday, Miami-Dade judge Mindy Glazer set a $15,000 bond for Nakashima. His attorney had argued that his client had no prior criminal history and was not a flight risk.<\/p>\n
He\u2019ll also be subject to house arrest with GPS and Glazer ordered him to stay away from the accuser.<\/p>\n
Local 10 News is working to learn additional details about the case.<\/p>\n
Additionally, we contacted a spokesperson for the Florida Charter School Alliance seeking comment on behalf of Palm Glades.<\/p>\n
Deputies asked anyone with information about the case to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.<\/p>\n
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