Florida Substitute Teacher Arrested After Alleged Sexual Encounter with Student Surfaces on Snapchat

According to law enforcement officials, a substitute teacher in Florida was arrested for having sex with a teen student who allegedly shared one of their sexual encounters in a Snapchat video.

According to a news release, Ayanna Davis, 20, a substitute English teacher at Lakeland High School, was arrested after admitting to having unprotected intercourse with the student four times.

Davis’ admission mirrored claims made by the victim, whose age was not revealed but was identified in the press release as 16 or younger.

On Dec. 3, authorities opened an investigation into the teacher after a student notified the school’s resource officer that a Snapchat video showing Davis having sex with a student was circulating. A sizable group of the school’s football team was reportedly shown the video.

Officials have not been able to examine the footage yet, but are working to locate it.

Sheriff Grady Judd told WFLA, “I know it’s out there someplace.”

Davis was charged by the sheriff’s office with two counts of sexual battery by a custodian and offenses against students by an authority figure after her interview with police. The Lakeland Police Department also charged her with two more counts of sexual battery.

“This is a clear violation of sexual battery laws. She was in a position of influence over the victim, and she took advantage of that for her own twisted pleasure,” Judd said.

On Dec. 11, she appeared in court for the first time, and a $60,000 bond was set for all five offenses. On January 10, 2022, she will be arraigned.

Davis, according to officials, is not a Polk County Public Schools employee but worked as a substitute teacher at Lakeland High School via the staffing firm Kelly Education Services.

Davis has been told that she is no longer allowed to work in any Polk County public schools.

“We expect substitute teachers to uphold the same high standards of conduct and professionalism as our full-time educators,” said Superintendent Frederick Heid in a statement. “The charges against this person are disgraceful and a complete violation of the trust that teachers build with their students. There is no room in our schools for this type of conduct.”

According to WFLA, the Polk County school district revised its policy in October, allowing anyone 20 or older with a high school or GED diploma to work as a substitute teacher.