TYLER, Texas — A teacher's aide accused of having an inappropriate relationship with an East Texas student was indicted Wednesday.
JBraylon Dewayne Fears, 20, of Tyler, was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of improper relationship between an educator and student while teaching at Tyler ISD.
He was booked into the Smith County Jail in May on charges of online solicitation of a minor and employing a child for a sexual performance along with the two counts of improper relationship with a student. He was arrested by the Tyler ISD Police Department, jail records show.
A letter to parents from administration said a staff member reported their concerns through the Safe2SpeakUp! App about the teacher's aide, which were then given to law enforcement. The aide was then fired and the administration said the employee will never be allowed back to the district.
The aide was later arrested on charges against children, according to the letter.
An arrest affidavit identified Fears as a paraprofessional at one of Tyler ISD’s middle school campuses. Students at the school reported to teachers that Fears touched students and flirted with them at the school.