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Former Teacher Arrested For Sexual Relationship With Student, 18

Date Added: January 30, 2025 8:16 am

A former Volusia County teacher has been arrested for a sexual relationship with an 18-year-old student.

Patrick Gingras, 35, formerly a teacher at Taylor Middle High School in Pierson, was arrested late Wednesday on a warrant for sexual conduct with a student by an authority figure.

The investigation began in February 2024 after school staff reported the possible relationship to the school resource deputy. The student involved initially denied any relationship. However, detectives continued the investigation and obtained cell phone evidence that revealed the truth.

Gingras, who taught high school intensive reading, was escorted off campus during the initial investigation and placed on leave by Volusia County Schools to prevent access to students. The school district opened an internal investigation and did not renew Gingras’ contract at the end of the school year.

An arrest warrant was signed by a judge this week and Gingras (DOB 3/23/1989) was taken into custody Wednesday night. He is being held in the Volusia County Branch Jail with a bond of $25,000 and several conditions to his release if he posts bail, including a GPS monitor, no access to Internet without a court order, and no contact with the student or any witnesses in the case.

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