Teacher has sex with 16-year-old student in closet

A high school teacher and coach has been charged with having sex with a 16-year-old student in a classroom storage closet.

Shawn Trotter, 34, a history teacher at South Fork High School, was arrested Monday and remained held Tuesday on $225,000 bail, Martin County Sheriff's Lt. Jenell Atlas said.

Trotter is charged with three counts of sexual activity with a minor. The investigation began after two students told school officials last week they knew of a teacher who was having a sexual relationship with another student, according to a sheriff's report.

The 16-year-old girl acknowledged to detectives she had sex with Trotter, authorities said. According to the report, Trotter and the girl had sex in a classroom storage closet after school on Jan. 18. The two had sex two more times over the next two weeks, the report said.

Trotter is on paid administrative leave while the case is pending, said school district spokeswoman Cathy Brennan. She said Trotter coached freshman girls basketball last year and was currently coaching the freshman boys basketball team. Article here.