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Lithia Springs Teacher Charged with Having Sex with 17-Year-Old Student
Dennis Brown is accused of having oral sex with a 17-year-old student.
A former teacher and coach has been arrested and accused of sexually assaulting a female student.
Dennis Brown, 52, is charged with felony sexual assault under a law that targets any educator who has sexual contact with a student who attends his school, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
A 17-year-old student said she had oral sex with Brown in his pickup truck off campus in September, Phil Miller told the AJC.
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Brown, in his first year at Lithia Springs, quit his teaching job Monday, CBS Atlanta reported.
Brown was listed on the Lithia Springs High website as a member of the social studies department teaching economics, but he had been removed from the site by Wednesday evening.
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He was being held at the while awaiting a bond hearing Thursday morning.
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