LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – A former Umatilla High School math teacher had a sexual relationship with a student at the school, according to the Tavares Police Department.
Police said William Rutledge gave the girl his cellphone number and they began texting and having conversations through Facebook Messenger.
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Rutledge is accused of picking the student up from her home and taking her back to his home in Tavares, where they engaged in sexual activity, according to a news release.
Records show the victim said the relationship was consensual.
Details about when the abuse occurred were not immediately available.
Rutledge was arrested Tuesday on a sexual assault charge.