The Taylor County Grand Jury indicted a former educator Thursday on three felony costs for an alleged improper relationship with a pupil.
Lawrence Brandt Grigg, 52, was indicted on two counts of improper relationship with a pupil and one rely of kid grooming, in response to district court docket paperwork.
Improper relationship with a pupil carries a sentence of as much as 20 years in jail, and youngster grooming is punishable by as much as 10 years.
In accordance with on-line court docket information, the alleged incident of kid grooming occurred on Nov. 1, 2023. The alleged incidents of improper relationship occurred Dec. 25, 2023, and Feb. 1, 2024.
Anybody accused of against the law is presumed harmless till confirmed responsible in court docket.
Grigg was beforehand employed with Abilene ISD as a music trainer at Cooper Excessive Faculty.
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In July 2024, the varsity district obtained a report a few doable relationship between Grigg and one in every of his former college students, an Abilene Police Division launch said.
The district instantly notified APD, Baby Protecting Providers and the State Board for Educator Certification and positioned Grigg on administrative go away after receiving the report, in response to an August AISD assertion.
Grigg’s employment was terminated by the AISD Faculty Board in August, in response to the varsity district.
Police investigated the allegation and picked up digital proof and knowledge which led to Grigg’s arrest on Aug. 21.
Grigg was initially held within the Taylor County Jail on a $1 million bond, in response to on-line court docket information. The quantity was lowered to $250,000 on Sept. 13 by a decide, and Grigg was subsequently launched that day.
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Grigg is being investigated by Texas Training Company workers members, in response to the TEA. In the meantime, his instructing certificates stay legitimate since no formal dedication has been made but.
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