Teacher arrested again after accusation of lewd conduct with young students – WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale

LAUDERHILL, FLA. (WSVN) – A Lauderhill teacher who was arrested last year for allegedly inappropriately touching a student was arrested again after another victim came forward with accusations of lewd conduct.

Damian Francis, 45, appeared before a judge Wednesday facing a second count of lewd and lascivious behavior on a minor.

In October, he was accused and arrested for inappropriately touching one of his first-grade students at Endeavour Primary Learning Center and now he has been arrested a second time in relation to another inappropriate touching case.

The family had come forward prior, but no charges were filed because the victim and her mother moved out of state.

After his October arrest, the family decided to contact police and reopened the case.

The statement given by the victim is similar to the charges he faced in October.

The 6-year-old victim said Francis would ask her to go to his desk in the back of the class. Once at his desk, he would begin touching her belly under her clothes, touching her groin, and back area before touching her genital area with his fingers.

Francis was taken to Broward County Jail where prosecutors and his attorney negotiated a deal that would allow him to be released from jail without paying bond. He will have to be fitted with an ankle monitor and not have any contact with minors.

One of the cases stems from New Jersey where detectives were able to question the girl and record her statement.

Francis admitted to hugging the victims but when asked had no valid reason for those actions.

His attorney negotiated a deal with prosecutors that would allow him to be released from jail without paying bond. He will have to be fitted with an ankle monitor and not have any contact with minors

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