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Band Teacher Charged with Sexual Battery on 6th Grader

A volunteer teacher’s aide who gave band classes at the Arbor Ridge Elementary School was arrested and charged with two counts of sexual battery on a minor, the Orange County Sheriff’s office said.

Joseph Santiago

Joseph Santiago, 21, of Orlando, was arrested after investigators discovered that he engaged in sexual battery with a 6th grade male student at the Arbor Ridge Elementary School located at 2900 Logandale Drive in Orlando. Investigators learned from the student victim that, Santiago game him a “blow job”, on two separate occasions during lunch in the band room, located in a portable on the school ground.

Investigators discovered that Santiago texted the student victim, after the incidents, indicating that he had enjoyed what happened and on one occasion texting, “Lol no you took 4 maybe…But I won’t say anything and yea I swallowed and no it doesn’t taste bad! and it was kinda a lot.”

The student victim told investigators that he had told Santiago that he was not interested in a “blow job”, but Santiago did so on two occasions, December 6th and 7th.

Detectives from the Orange County Sheriff’s Sex Crimes Unit questioned Mr. Santiago and have charged with two counts of sexual battery by custodial authority.

The case is being investigated further to determine if other victims exist, deputies said.  Individuals are asked to call the Orange County Sheriff’s Office if they encountered Santiago and were sexually battered.

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1 COMMENT

  1. people comment things they know nothing about, you can think you know someone and not know them at all. People hide deep dark secrets and sometimes parents even want not to see certain things and brush it under the rug. So don’t speak about something you dont know about or have not encountered. I speak now because before it was left unhandled an its a shame to see what a young boy now has to deal with for the rest of his life.

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