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Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Yahoo
Former Pflugerville High School employee sent sexual messages to student, police say
A former Pflugerville High School employee was charged in connection to sending sexually explicit social media messages to a male student, police said. Marissa Juarez, 27, was charged with online solicitation of a minor, a third-degree felony. It is punishable by up to 10 years in prison. Juarez was an administrative assistant at the school, according to an arrest affidavit released on Tuesday. Her last day of work at the school was April 28, said Tamra Spence, a district spokeswoman. Spence would not say whether Juarez had been terminated or had resigned. She had worked at the district since August 2024, Spence said. Pflugerville police began investigating after a school district sergeant saw Juarez and the male student on a security camera sharing a hug and a kiss in a school parking lot, according to an arrest affidavit released on Tuesday. What is criminally negligent homicide? Texas man guilty in fatal high school stabbing The male student told police that the kiss seen on the security camera was the first one he and Juarez had ever shared and that he never communicated with her on social media, the affidavit said. He later told police he had shared one message with Juarez on Instagram about getting her a hoodie. When police interviewed the student and his mother the next day, his mother showed the investigator 55 screenshots of sexually explicit messages on Snapchat between the student and Juarez, the affidavit said. Some of the messages discussed a plan for them to have sex at the student's home while his mother was on vacation. In an interview with police, Juarez denied knowing about the Snapchat account and also denied any online communication with the male student, the affidavit said. Juarez, however, sent several messages to the male student "with photos and videos of her face which are plainly seen," according to the document. It said Jurarez also denied kissing the male student and said she didn't text or talk to him. This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Ex-Texas school employee charged with online solicitation of a minor
International Business Times
09-05-2025
- International Business Times
Female Pflugerville ISD Staff Member Charged with Sexting, Kissing Student in Incident Caught on Camera
A former Pflugerville ISD employee is facing multiple felony charges after being accused of grooming a high school student. Marissa Juarez, 28, is facing charges of child grooming and online solicitation of a minor - both third-degree felonies - stemming from an arrest on May 2. She bonded out of jail on May 4, as reported by KVUE. Juarez Discussed Sexual Fantasies with Student, Spoke of Marijuana Use, Kiss They Shared on School Grounds According to an arrest affidavit, Juarez frequently communicated with a Pflugerville High School student on the social media platform Snapchat, with many of the messages describing explicit sexual fantasies. Juarez also talked about potentially using marijuana with the minor, and a kiss they shared at the school on April 22, that police said had been caught on camera. Juarez Fired in the Wake of the Allegations According to Pflugerville ISD, Juarez was an administrative assistant with the district and was hired in August district said as soon as the allegation was reported, Juarez was placed on administrative leave "and the matter was promptly referred to law enforcement for investigation." Juarez is no longer employed by Pflugerville ISD. "The safety and well-being of our students is our highest priority," a spokesperson for the school district said. "We are fully cooperating with law enforcement authorities as they continue their investigation. Due to the ongoing nature of the legal process and privacy considerations, we cannot provide further details at this time," the statement continued.
