A former teacher at Martin Luther King Middle School admitted in court today that he texted a photo of his private parts to a student.
Ryan Patrick Marshall, 38, pleaded guilty to disseminating material harmful to a minor, a misdemeanor, said Assistant District Attorney Kelly Miller. He received a 45-day suspended sentence and 18 months probation and was ordered to get a mental health assessment, she said.
The incident occurred last April. Miller said the mother of a 13-year-old girl found inappropriate texts from Marshall on the girl’s phone and texted back, pretending to be the student, to set up a meeting at a skating rink. Marshall showed up, but when the mother confronted him, he said he was there to pick up his niece, Miller said.
Miller said the mother called police after the encounter. Police found a photo of Marshall’s penis on his own cell phone but not on the student’s, she said. But in court, he acknowledged having sent it to her and apologized to the student and to his own family, Miller said.
