NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A former Tennessee high school teacher and coach was arrested Thursday, accused of raping a 16-year-old student at his home, police said.
An indictment charged Timothy Williams, 30, with two counts of aggravated statutory rape of a female student in connection with a June meeting at his Nashville home, Metro Police said in a statement.
Williams was formerly a teacher and coach at Mt. Juliet High School, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) outside of Tennessee’s capital city.
Investigators said Williams communicated with the teen through social media and drove to Mt. Juliet to pick her up at a friend’s house and take her to his home, according to a statement from Nashville officials. Police did not comment further on the encounter.
Williams had worked for Wilson County Schools since 2013 teaching social studies and coaching football and track, news outlets reported. The district immediately suspended him upon learning of the allegations over the summer, according to a statement from the district obtained by news outlets.
Williams resigned during his suspension and before the start of the school year this fall, the statement said.
Wilson County Schools said it was continuing to work with law enforcement in the investigation.
Williams also was charged with misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia following a July 8 search warrant executed at his home, court records showed. The documents alleged that detectives found marijuana and drug paraphernalia inside.
Williams remained in the Davidson County jail on a $50,000 bond on Thursday afternoon, news outlets reported. It was not immediately clear whether he had an attorney who could comment for him.
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