Titusville teacher accused of
sex act with 16-year-old student
TITUSVILLE -- School officials placed a Jackson Middle School teacher on paid administrative leave after she was found in a van with a 16-year-old student.
Janet Lea Hughes, 32, of Viera, was arrested Monday night after two undercover Titusville police officers found her with a student in a van parked at First Presbyterian Church.
Hughes was issued a $35,000 bond on one count of unlawful sexual activity with a minor when she made her initial appearance Tuesday afternoon. On a second count of attempted sexual activity with a minor, Judge Judy Atkin ordered Hughes to community supervision and to have no contact with the boy.
Hughes had not been released from jail Tuesday afternoon.
The officers were meeting at about 5 p.m. at the church, located at Park Avenue and Golf View Drive, to talk about an unrelated case when they saw the van, Titusville police spokesman Sgt. Todd Hutchinson said.
The officer who approached the van saw the two lying on a blanket, Hutchinson said.
Police said the two told police they had had sex on a previous occasion.
Hughes was charged with one count of unlawful sexual acts with a minor and one count of attempted unlawful sexual acts with a minor.
Jackson Middle School's Web site lists Hughes as a business teacher. She had been teaching with Brevard Schools since March 2006, schools spokesman Wes Sumner said.
Hughes had no previous infractions with the district, Sumner said. She was a sponsor of the middle school's Future Business Leaders of America and the Future Problem Solvers.
The school has scheduled a 7 p.m. meeting at the school to address any concerns from parents.
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