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BREAKING NEWS: Bassett High teacher charged
Luke Sebastan Flora, 30, of 7 Ebb Drive, Bassett
Friday, August 24, 2012
A Bassett High School teacher has been charged with six counts of taking indecent liberties with a child in connection with an alleged sexual relationship with a 17-year-old female student, according to a release from the Henry County Sheriff’s Office.
Luke Sebastan Flora, 30, of 7 Ebb Drive, Bassett, was charged with taking indecent liberties with a child by a person in a custodial or supervisory relationship, the release stated. All charges are felonies, it added.
Flora is being held in the Henry County jail without bond.
The alleged incidents did not occur on school property, the release stated.
Anyone having information regarding this crime is asked to contact the Henry County Sheriff’s Office at 638-8751 or Crimestoppers at 632-7463.
The Crimestoppers Program offers rewards up to $1,000 for information related to crime. The nature of the crime and the substance of the information determine the amount of reward paid.