An Enterprise High School teacher was arrested Friday afternoon and charged with four counts of “school employee engaging in sex act or deviant sexual intercourse with a student.”
Horace Ashley Graham, 37, of Andalusia was arrested by Enterprise Police and taken to the Coffee County Jail Friday, Feb. 5.
According to Enterprise Police Chief T.D. Jones, the arrest stemmed from allegations that EPD received on Jan. 21 of sexual contact between a teacher and a student from EHS.
“I will be recommending to the board Mr. Graham’s official removal from the Enterprise City School System,” Enterprise City Schools Superintendent Dr. Camille Wright said, following Graham’s arrest Friday afternoon. “Mr. Graham was immediately placed on administrative leave.”
“The investigation was started immediately and investigators worked non-stop to obtain supplementary evidence in this case,” Jones said, adding that EPD investigators received assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation agents in Dothan in order to expedite the investigation.
Jones said the evidence revealed that Graham engaged in four separate, inappropriate and unlawful, sexual acts with the same student between November 2015 and January 2016.
“At this point in the investigation, it is believed that none of the sexual acts occurred while on school grounds,” Jones said. “The investigation will continue to search for additional evidence and to determine if additional charges are warranted.”
Graham turned himself in to the EPD at 1:20 p.m. and was transported to the Coffee County Jail where he is held on no bond, pending an initial court appearance.
The EPD asks that anyone with information regarding this crime to contact the Enterprise Police Department at (334) 347-2222 or leave a tip at www.enterprisepd.com.
According to 12th Judicial Circuit District Attorney Tom Anderson, a charge of “school employee engaging in sex act or deviant sexual intercourse with a student,” is a Class B felony and carries a possible penalty of two to 20 years upon conviction.
“I want to thank our school administrators, EPD, the FBI, and all other agencies involved for their assistance in this investigation,” Wright said.
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