TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A middle school teacher’s aide in Hillsborough County has been arrested for soliciting naked pictures and sex from two students on Instagram.
Quinton Bradford, 24, was taken to jail Monday.
The soliciting happened between Sep. 1 and Dec. 11 of this year, according to an arrest report.
Police say Bradford befriended one of the victims on Instagram and sent the student direct messages “admiring their beauty.” Bradford is accused of escalating the conversation by asking for nude pictures. The arrest report states the victim sent him two pictures.
Bradford then asked the victim to meet with him over the weekend to have sex, according to investigators.
According to the criminal report, Bradford was also sending direct messages to a second victim during that time period and asked for nude pictures three times.
“I’m mad as hell. Sorry. This is ridiculous. When will this type of stuff stop?” said parent Nicole Collins, who said her son has had problems with Bradford in the past.
Jail records indicate that Bradford works as a paraprofessional at Buchanan Middle School on Bearss Avenue. That’s where he was arrested Monday.
“I’m not shocked. I’m not shocked. I’m not shocked at all,” Collins said.
A spokesperson for Hillsborough County Public Schools says he has been with the district since September 2014.
Bradford resigned from his position Tuesday afternoon.
Jail records say Bradford was released Tuesday around 4:00 a.m.
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