BRADFORD COUNTY, Fla. — One day after a Bradford County volleyball coach was arrested on child sex crimes, a second Bradford County schools employee is facing similar charges relating to sex crimes against children.
Autumn Rodgers is facing three charges relating to an alleged sexual encounter with a teenager, according to the Bradford County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's office says she is a paraprofessional at Bradford Middle School.
On Sept. 20, the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office received information about an employee committing similar crimes as Lainie Rodgers, a volleyball coach who was recently arrested for sending sexual text messages to a student.
While investigating the Lainie Rodgers case, detectives starting hearing allegations from several social media sites of a second school paraprofessional having an intimate relationship with a high school student. Given the seriousness of the allegations, Autumn Rodgers was contacted and agreed to be interviewed.
Deputies say while the two women have the same last name, they are not related.
She's being charged with lewd and lascivious behavior with a minor between 12-16, transmission of harmful material to a minor by electronic device and authority figure soliciting/engaging in lewd conduct with a student.
The alleged victim is between the ages of 12 and 18, the sheriff's office said.
Rodgers intends to turn herself in by Wednesday, according to the BCSO.
She is charged with three felony charges:
- Lewd lascivious behavior with a victim older than 12 and younger than 18
- An authority figure soliciting or engaging in sexual activity with a student
- Knowingly sending or transmitting harmful images, information, or date to a minor child.
The Bradford County Sheriff's Office said Rodgers' case is not connected to the case against Lainie Kay Rodgers, another district employee who was arrested for similar crimes Monday.
However, the sheriff's office confirmed both women are friends.
It is unclear at this time whether Autumn Rodgers is still employed by the district.