Naples High teacher accused of soliciting sex from minor, arrested

Deputies on Monday arrested a Naples High School teacher on suspicion of soliciting sex from a minor.

Brock Smith, 30, who is also a football coach at the school, faces two charges of unlawful sex with a minor in one case. In another case, he faces one charge of soliciting sexual activity with a minor and one charge of transmission of harmful material to a minor, according to Collier County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Michelle Batten.

In the 2017 Naples High School yearbook, Smith was voted "Most Athletic" and appears as the sponsor of the Junior State of America, a leadership club. Smith is the varsity wide receivers coach.

He was booked at the Naples Jail Center on Monday night.

Collier school district spokesman Greg Turchetta in a brief emailed statement Tuesday said the district has "been made aware of the arrest of a district high school teacher."

"We are cooperating with the Collier County Sheriff's Office on this matter," Turchetta said in the email. He declined to answer questions about Smith's employment at the school or his arrest.

Students in Collier start school Wednesday.

Smith, a native of Hershey, Pennsylvania, played quarterback at Liberty University in Virginia. He also played international football with the Rhinos Milano in Italy in 2010.

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Editor's note: The Naples Daily News ran a column on Aug. 7 about a group fitness class run by Smith and his wife, Lauren.