Former Mesquite teacher and coach arrested on child grooming charge, police say

A former Mesquite teacher and coach has been arrested and charged with child grooming, police said on Wednesday.

Mesquite police said on Oct. 2, they received a report of an alleged child grooming case at the Christian Center of Mesquite on E. Cartwright Road.

Through their investigation, the suspect was identified as 32-year-old Matthan Lough, of Crandall, police said. Mesquite police obtained a warrant, and Lough was arrested.

Investigators also discovered that Lough previously had access to children when he was employed as a teacher and coach at Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy in Mesquite. According to the news release, Lough was also a club volleyball coach for a team based out of Mesquite…

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