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A Walkertown High School teacher who had been suspended earlier this year was arrested Wednesday on charges of having sex with a female student, authorities said.

Brian Jacob Weavil, 43, of Wallburg Road was charged with two felony counts of statutory sex offense a child, two felony counts of sex offense involving a teacher against a student and two felony counts of taking indecent liberties, the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office said.

The offenses took place on June 11, 2018, while Weavil was a teacher at the school, according to three arrest warrants. The Winston-Salem Journal doesn’t identify the victims of sex offenses or sexual assaults.

Karen Gerber of Winston-Salem, Weavil’s attorney, released a statement Wednesday night about her client.

“These charges are only accusations,” Gerber said in an email. “The allegations are adamantly denied. We ask that Brian and his family’s privacy be respected until these issues can be resolved.”

A school-resource officer at Walkertown High was notified of an allegation involving a teacher and a female student under the age of 15, the sheriff’s office said. Investigators looked into the allegation and worked with Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools’ administrators on the case.