Bradford County School District second employee arrested on charges relating to explicit communication with student

FORT, Florida – A second employee of the Bradford County School District surrendered this week on felony charges relating to sexually explicit communication with a student, according to the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office.

Autumn Rodgers, 24, is charged with lewd and lascivious behavior on a victim aged over 12 and under 16, an authority figure soliciting / engaging in sexual behavior with a student and transmitting harmful material to a minor.

Wearing a hoodie and covering most of her face, Rodgers went to Bradford County Jail Wednesday afternoon. She was released on $ 125,000 bail.

According to an affidavit, nude photos were sent from Rodgers to a student. When questioned, according to the affidavit, Rodgers and the student both admitted to participating in the photo exchange and having had sex.

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Earlier this week, another Bradford County School District employee was arrested.

Bradford High School volleyball coach Lainie Rodgers, 24, is accused of an authority figure soliciting / engaging in obscene conduct with a student and transmitting harmful material to a minor via electronic device. Lainie Rodgers, unrelated to Autumn Rodgers, is accused of sending explicit text messages to a student.

Col. Brad Smith, deputy chief of the sheriff’s office, said the agency was working with the school district to address other allegations against school employees.

“Our resources are focused on finding all of this to see if there is anything else,” Smith said. “Our concerns are for the victims, of course, and the safety of our children.”

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During this time, the situation shook the students.

“I think at a majority level we’re just overall shocked and disturbed by this,” said Saul Urrutia, 16, a junior at Bradford High.

News4Jax has reached out to the school district for comment and questions about the employment status of Autumn Rodgers and Lainie Rodgers. We were told that the superintendent and the deputy superintendent were both out of the office on Wednesday.