FL- Lawyer: Jupiter Christian teacher charged with "sexting" was subject of boy's crush

5-7-2009 Florida:

WEST PALM BEACH — The husband of a former Jupiter Christian teacher charged with sending sexually explicit text messages to a 14-year-old boy is standing by his wife.

Matthew Henry, 28, was in court this morning as Geneva Henry, the mother of his three children, faced a judge on charges of lewd and lascivious conduct.

"These are merely allegations," Matthew Henry said after the hearing. "I am in full support of my wife."

The couple has been married for eight years and have three boys, ages 7, 6 and 2.

Geneva Henry, 29, is accused of sending messages such as "I want to rip all your clothes off," and "I want to kiss you all over," to a student through a MySpace account over a two month period. Jupiter police said she admitted to school administrators that she sent inappropriate text messages and resigned her position as an English teacher after the allegations surfaced.

At the hearing this morning, Henry's lawyer, Heidi Perlet, asked Judge Robert Booras to release her on bond, citing her three children and clean record. She was released on a $5,000 bond and was ordered not to have contact with the student.

After the hearing, Perlet declined to immediately comment specifically on the allegations but said "There may have been a crush by the young man on my client." ..News Source.. by CHRISTINA DENARDO, Palm Beach Post Staff Writer