Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office investigators have arrested a Metairie middle school teacher accused of inappropriately touching a student, according to authorities.
Benjamin Alex Powell, 30, of New Orleans, was booked Thursday with indecent behavior with a juvenile, said Capt. Jason Rivarde, spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Office.
The victim in the case is a 13-year-old girl who is a student at T.H. Harris Middle School in Metairie where Powell was a teacher, authorities said.
Powell is no longer employed by the district, according to Kaela Lewis, spokesperson for the Jefferson Parish Public School System…