A Florida teacher is facing federal charges after dozens of sexually explicit videos of her and a former eighth-grade student were discovered on her cell phone.
In 2019, the student's parents discovered about 28 videos of the student, Mary Jo Goad, and her underage son having sex in multiple locations, law enforcement officials said.
Documents submitted to court obtained by orlando sentinel The video appears to have been shot between June and September 2023 and was recorded in multiple locations in Central Florida, including a vehicle and a hotel room.
The Orange County Public School System said Gord taught at the school. charter schoolHowever, WESH did not reveal which one.
In addition to being the boy's eighth-grade teacher, Gordo was also supposed to be “his religious ambassador,” according to court records.
An investigation revealed that she left an unspecified charter school job in June and later became an art teacher at another school.
The disgraced educator was originally arrested in October and charged on Wednesday with three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor.
The teenage victim's parents reported the discovery in September and turned the evidence over to the Orange County Sheriff's Office, after which detectives said “much of the video was recorded and transmitted from what appears to be Gord's cell phone.'' “We discovered that it had been done.” orlando sentinel.
The boy reportedly admitted to the criminal connection during an interview with the Seminole County Sheriff's Office.
WESH reported that Gordo is being held in jail after his arraignment on Thursday.
