{"id":384323,"date":"2026-08-29T07:12:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T07:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/384323\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T07:12:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T07:12:13","slug":"charlotte-county-middle-school-teacher-suspected-of-abuse-has-troubling-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/384323\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlotte County middle school teacher suspected of abuse has troubling past"},"content":{"rendered":"

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB<\/a>) – The Punta Gorda Middle School teacher arrested and charged with sexual battery of a boy in Sarasota County has a history of suspected child abuse going back nearly a decade, investigators\u2019 and court records indicate.<\/p>\n

Brian L. Pavluchuk, 40, was arraigned in Sarasota County Court Friday after being charged with multiple counts of sexual battery and lewd and lascivious behavior with a child of a friend, court records say.<\/p>\n

After Pavluchuk\u2019s arrest July 24, Charlotte County Public Schools said he had been placed on administrative leave. \u201cWe are deeply troubled by the arrest made today involving a Charlotte County Public Schools employee,\u201d Claudette Smith, the district\u2019s public Information officer, said in a statement. <\/p>\n

Previous Coverage | Punta Gorda Middle School teacher arrested on child sex abuse charges<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWhile this matter did not occur within a school setting, we want to be clear that every CCPS employee is held to the highest standards of professionalism and integrity, both on and off campus.\u201d<\/p>\n

A pattern of conduct<\/p>\n

Pavluchuk, a former U.S. Marine, had been living with a man he had served with and his family in Sarasota. One of the man\u2019s now-adult children filed a complaint July 1 alleging Pavluchuk sexually abused him multiple times over several years, from 2014 to 2017.<\/p>\n

According to a probable cause affidavit, deputies were called to the home in 2017 after Pavluchuk allegedly had an argument with the child. <\/p>\n

During the dispute, family members said Pavluchuk handed the boy a firearm and said \u201cIf you hate me so much, why don\u2019t you … kill me?\u201d<\/p>\n

After that encounter, Pavluchuk was asked to leave the home.<\/p>\n

In 2021, North Port Police investigated a report of inappropriate physical contact by Pavluchuk with multiple boys during his time as a Young Marines instructor with Imagine Upper Campus School, the probable cause affidavit noted. <\/p>\n

In 2024, Pavluchuk was living in Greenville, South Carolina, where he was hired as a middle school teacher. <\/p>\n

According to news reports<\/a>, he resigned after five months on the job after he was investigated for showing an inappropriate image to his class, according to the local school district.<\/p>\n

He then returned to Florida and was hired as a teacher at Punta Gorda Middle School, despite Greenville County Schools saying it never received a request for a reference from the Florida school district or any other employer.<\/p>\n

The Sarasota County Sheriff\u2019s Office, with help from the DeSoto County Sheriff\u2019s Office and the U.S. Marshals Task Force, arrested Pavluchuk July 24 at his home in Arcadia.<\/p>\n

This investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with additional information about this case or other possible victims is asked to call the Sarasota County Sheriff\u2019s Office at 941-861-4900. <\/p>\n

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