By Associated Press - Tuesday, May 15, 2018

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A middle school teacher in Kentucky has been accused of sex crimes involving a student younger than 14.

Sixty-five-year-old Grayson County Middle School teacher John W. Cariel has been arrested on charges including sexual abuse and sodomy. WDRB-TV cites an arrest report by the Leitchfield Police Department that says Cariel admitted on Tuesday, after waiving his rights during a police interview, that he sent photographs of his genitals to a middle school student who performed oral sex on him last year.

Grayson County Schools Superintendent Doug Robinson said a student tip to a school resource officer led to Cariel’s arrest.

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WDRB reported that the student has moved out of the school district. The station didn’t report whether Cariel has hired a lawyer.

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Information from: WDRB-TV, http://www.fox41.com

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