A now-former DeKalb County middle school teacher is facing child sex crime charges, Channel 2 Action News has learned.
Jeremy Sheppard, 30, was arrested last week and charged with child molestation, jail records show. He was released on bond two days later, according to jail records.
According to police reports obtained by Channel 2 Action News , a parent reported that Sheppard had been texting and flirting with students at Cedar Grove Middle School.
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She said the school’s assistant principal told her over the holiday break that Sheppard had contacted several students, including her child.
The parent was shown a private message that appeared to show Sheppard shirtless followed by a message that said, “My bad ain mean to send dat second pic lol dats too much for yo eyes. Or is it? lol.”
A separate report with the DeKalb County Schools Public Safety says that after the allegations were made against Sheppard, he threatened to kill himself to a student.