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A Middletown teacher was arrested Tuesday after he tried to meet a teenage girl for sex, police said.John Gannon, 23, is a Spanish and art teacher and Bible teacher at Middletown Christian High School.
Investigators say Gannon used a computer in his classroom after school on Tuesday to chat with what he thought was a 14-year-old girl.That "girl" was actually a detective with the police department in Fairborn, a suburb of Dayton.
Police say Gannon set up a date within an hour and a half of logging on. He then made the 40 mile drive to a meeting spot at 1000 East Dayton Yellow Springs Road, police said.
Police were waiting.
"When Mr. Gannon met up with detectives he said he was there to get a drink. Then, he later admitted he was in town to meet a 14 year old female," said Sergeant Paul Hicks of Fairborn Police.
Gannon, who lives in Franklin, was arrested without incident.
He's charged with importuning and attempted unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, both fifth degree felonies.
Gannon has since posted a $7,500 bond and is awaiting his arraignment.
School leaders won't comment on camera about the allegations. All they will say is the situation is under investigation and parents of students at the school were notified.
Investigators say it's frightening that Gannon was out trying to meet a teen who's the same age as the students he's with every day in the classroom.
--- that's what happens when all you worry about is hiring baptist teachers... sometimes i hate my old school.
Investigators say Gannon used a computer in his classroom after school on Tuesday to chat with what he thought was a 14-year-old girl.That "girl" was actually a detective with the police department in Fairborn, a suburb of Dayton.
Police say Gannon set up a date within an hour and a half of logging on. He then made the 40 mile drive to a meeting spot at 1000 East Dayton Yellow Springs Road, police said.
Police were waiting.
"When Mr. Gannon met up with detectives he said he was there to get a drink. Then, he later admitted he was in town to meet a 14 year old female," said Sergeant Paul Hicks of Fairborn Police.
Gannon, who lives in Franklin, was arrested without incident.
He's charged with importuning and attempted unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, both fifth degree felonies.
Gannon has since posted a $7,500 bond and is awaiting his arraignment.
School leaders won't comment on camera about the allegations. All they will say is the situation is under investigation and parents of students at the school were notified.
Investigators say it's frightening that Gannon was out trying to meet a teen who's the same age as the students he's with every day in the classroom.
--- that's what happens when all you worry about is hiring baptist teachers... sometimes i hate my old school.