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A 51-year-old middle school teacher, Julio Vincent Padilla, was arrested in Volusia County this week after allegedly inappropriately touching a student at Deltona Middle School.
In mid-September, a female student reported that Padilla rubbed her back, shoulder, and chest while assisting her with an assignment. Following the allegation, Padilla was immediately removed from the classroom and reassigned to a role with no student contact.
After a thorough investigation, VCSO detectives submitted an affidavit to the State Attorney’s Office, which led to a court-authorized arrest. On November 24, Padilla was booked into Volusia County Jail and bonded out the following day. He faces one count of child abuse.
