Man accused of soliciting minor taught at Texas school, North Richland Hills PD says<\/a><\/p>\nPolice used records from AT&T and interviews with a manager of an apartment complex to determine Fouse was the suspect.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On Aug. 28, police served a search warrant at Fouse\u2019s home and asked about his social media use. He eventually told detectives he was on Grindr, but recently got rid of the app.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Police asked Fouse if he ever had a conversation with someone on the app that could \u201ccome across as young.\u201d Grindr prohibits people younger than 18 from using its platform. Fouse mentioned that, then added that if people say they are 16 or 17, he does not meet them, according to the affidavit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Police asked if he recently had a conversation with someone who ended up being 16, and Fouse admitted it happened a few weeks ago, according to the affidavit. He confirmed other details of the conversation to police, such as the two discussing a meeting in a Whole Foods parking lot.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A detective asked if, after the other user said they were 16, the conversation kept going. Fouse said that it \u201ckept going, but shouldn\u2019t have.\u201d He told police that the two never met face-to-face and if they did meet up, that he \u201cwould have liked to talk, see what happened.\u201d He told police he was curious about the other user\u2019s story and his actions were \u201ca terrible choice.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fouse said he kept in touch with some of his former students on Instagram, but there is \u201cnothing sexual,\u201d according to the affidavit. Police asked Fouse if he ever had any type of dating relationship with a student; he said he hadn\u2019t.<\/p>\n
Fouse later admitted he could not log into Grindr the day after the conversation. He told police he was not sure of his username, but it was probably \u201cNow?\u201d He was arrested after an interview with police.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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A spokesperson for Grindr did not answer a question from The News of whether it was contacted by police for further information related to Fouse.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fouse taught science at\u00a0Berkner High School. Sandra\u00a0Verduzco, a spokeswoman for Richardson ISD, said Fouse remains on administrative leave \u00a0\u201cpending required legal steps regarding further employment action\u201d as of Friday. She did not specify what those legal steps were.<\/p>\n
Richardson police did not respond to further questions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fouse, who bonded out of the Richardson city jail, faces a charge of online solicitation of a minor, which is a third-degree felony under Texas law. If convicted, he could face 2 to 10 years in prison and a maximum fine of $10,000.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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