A teacher and coach was arrested Tuesday after authorities say he planned to meet what he believed was a 15-year-old girl for sex, but was actually an undercover detective.
John Derrick Taylor, 55, of , was taken into custody by Harris County Precinct One Constable’s Office detectives with the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit.
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Taylor, a math teacher and boys and girls powerlifting coach at Texas City High School, is accused of engaging in explicit online conversations with a person he believed to be a teenage girl. According to investigators, Taylor sent sexually explicit messages and photos, and arranged to meet the girl at a hotel.
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“It is especially unfortunate that a teacher would be involved in such alleged despicable acts,” Constable Alan Rosen said in a statement. “No matter who they are or where they roam, predators are subject to being pursued by our detectives.”
Authorities say Taylor was arrested shortly after working with students at the school’s field house. Officials confirmed he has also worked in other school districts in the Houston area and in Fort Stockton, in West Texas.
Taylor is charged with online solicitation of a minor, a second-degree felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
The investigation is ongoing, and detectives are asking anyone with information about Taylor’s potential contact with minors to call the Harris County Precinct One Internet Crimes Against Children Unit at 713-222-4929.
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