3 more Texas educators accused of sex crimes involving students

At least three more Texas educators are facing consequences for alleged sex crimes involving students, Texas Scorecard reports.

Christopher Demetrius Irving, 41, was charged with three felony counts of sexual performance of a child and grooming for his actions with two female students, ages 15 and 17.

Irving, who was an assistant football coach at Veterans Memorial High School and coached the girls’ powerlifting team, allegedly messaged the girls on Instagram and Snapchat, sending the older one an image of his genitals and convincing her to send him a nude image of herself.  

Police said Irving invited both girls to meet him, one at his apartment and the other at a hotel room during a March powerlifting tournament, and that he offered the younger one marijuana and sent her explicit pictures. 

Irving, who is married and has grown children, was arrested Thursday, about three weeks after the girls reported his behavior to the Judson school district and an investigation commenced. 

Judson officials said Irving was immediately placed on administrative leave and was allowed to resign voluntarily shortly thereafter, Texas Scorecard reports. 

The former coach has been released on $250,000 bond. He does not hold a state teaching certificate, according to state records. 

School district police are working with city police’s Special Victim’s Unit and local FBI chapter to investigate and determine if there are more victims. 

San Antonio Police also arrested Caleb Nelson, 23, a third-grade teacher at Jubilee San Antonio, a public charter school serving pre-K through 12th-grade students, and charged him with sexual assault and having an improper relationship with a 17-year-old student. 

Nelson does not have a teaching certificate, state records show, and is not currently listed on the Do Not Hire Registry of people who are ineligible to work in public schools. 

And near Houston, former Fort Bend ISD middle school teacher Kara Hernandez has been arrested for having an alleged improper relationship with a student, including one count of indecent sexual contact.  

Hernandez reportedly resigned in lieu of termination in September, district officials said. 

Her teaching certificate is reportedly under review by the Texas Education Agency. 

Texas Scorecard maintains an interactive map listing hundreds of teachers accused of sex crimes in the last few years.