Florida gym teacher arrested for 'having sex with 15-year-old girl' trends now

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A former Florida high school teacher who was arrested in February for having an alleged sexual relationship with a 15-year-old student was arrested again on Tuesday for a similar offense.

Arin Hankerd, 43, a gym teacher and football coach at Atlantic High School in Port Orange, was arrested on February 10 for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with the teen in January, according to the Port Orange Police Department.  

After his February arrest, 30 more women came forward accusing Hankerd of predatory behavior, four of them claimed they were victimized, a Port Orange detective said. 

One of the victims was a 17-year-old girl and junior at Mainland High School in Daytona Beach in 2019. Court documents revealed the young woman was reportedly lured to Hankerd's Ormond Beach home where he had her perform oral sex on him, The Daytona Beach-News Journal reported.

On Tuesday, Hankerd was rearrested and charged with unlawful sexual activity with a minor, enhanced to a first-degree felony, and offenses against students by authority figures, a second-degree felony, as per the State Attorney's Office.