Miami-Dade teacher accused of having sexual relationship with student
Michael J. Enriquez, 53, is facing charges including unlawful sexual activity with a specified minor.
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Michael J. Enriquez, 53, is facing charges including unlawful sexual activity with a specified minor.
Leroy Wright, a reading teacher at Miami Jackson Senior High School, appeared before a judge on Wednesday after prosecutors accused him of having an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old student.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools said he was employed at Miami Jackson Senior High School.
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The man was arrested after allegedly exposing himself to women and committing an obscene act while driving his gray Tesla southbound on South Dixie Highway, South Miami Police told CBS News Miami.
The eight-foot dinghy that Brian Hooker says he and his wife, Lynette Hooker, were aboard when she disappeared in early April was seized by U.S. Coast Guard investigators.
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