Roane Teacher Charged with Soliciting Minor
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Updated: 12:26 AM Jun 26, 2009
Roane Teacher Charged with Soliciting Minor
According to the Roane County Prosecutor, the crime took place through text messaging.
Posted: 2:21 PM Jun 25, 2009
Reporter: Will Jones, Anna Baxter
Email Address: will.jones@wsaz.com; anna.baxter@wsaz.com
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ROANE COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- A teacher in Roane County has been charged with solicitation of a minor.

According to the Roane County Prosecutor, the crime took place through text messaging. The criminal complaint states the victim is a student at the school.

Prosecutor Josh Downey tells WSAZ.com the Roane County Sheriff's Department arrested Michael Brohard on Wednesday night.

According to Downey, Brohard is a teacher at Walton Middle School. The complaint also states Brohard is a coach at the school.

"It's a very serious allegation at this point that the state is taking very seriously," said Josh Downey, Roane County Prosecutor. "Any crime involving a minor child is very concerning."

Brohard was released on a $50,000 bond.

We tried to get a comment from the Roane County Superintendent, but he was out of the office.

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Latest Comments

Posted by: vanessa on Aug 12, 2009 at 02:34 PM

you should be in jail. good luck with the rest of your life in jail
Posted by: anonymous on Jul 6, 2009 at 12:29 AM

i went to Walton middle school he was my teacher and this is no surprise to me ...any one that new him seen it coming.
Posted by: anoymos on Jul 4, 2009 at 12:54 PM

yea he was my basketball coach at rchs and some people said that he would grab little girls i could have seen this coming
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