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
May 7, 2009
FL- Lawyer: Jupiter Christian teacher charged with "sexting" was subject of boy's crush
April 21, 2009
SC- Berkeley County man accused of “sexting’ an 11-year-old girl
4-21-2009 South Carolina:
Berkeley County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 27-year-old man for allegedly “sexting” an 11-year-old girl. According to authorities, the girl received a missed call on her phone so she sent a text back thinking it was friend calling from a different phone number.
Officials say 27-year-old Marvin Clark Douglas started sending sexually explicit text messages and pictures to the girl even after he was told the girl was only 11-years-old.
The girl apparently told her parents who in turn called the sheriff’s office.
Officials say deputies posed as the 11-year-old and set up a meeting with Douglas.
They arrested him early on Tuesday morning.
Douglas is charged with Criminal Solicitation of a Minor, Dissemination of Obscene Material to a Minor and Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor. Those charges combined could land Douglas in prison for 28 years if he’s convicted.
Douglas’ bond hearing is set for Tuesday night. He’s currently being held at the Hill-Finklea Detention Center. ..News Source.. by Evelyn Fernandez
