Affidavit: Former San Antonio ISD teacher accused of having sex with 16-year-old student

Jose Hernandez, a San Antonio high school teacher, was arrested on sexual assault of a child charges after his student told police they had allegedly been in an 8-month relationship. Jose Hernandez, a San Antonio high school teacher, was arrested on sexual assault of a child charges after his student told police they had allegedly been in an 8-month relationship. Photo: Bexar County Sheriff's Office Photo: Bexar County Sheriff's Office Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Affidavit: Former San Antonio ISD teacher accused of having sex with 16-year-old student 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

A former San Antonio ISD high school teacher was arrested Wednesday on sexual assault of a child charges after a former student told police they had allegedly been in an eight-month relationship.

The victim told police she was 16 years old when she began a sexual relationship with her teacher and coach, 44-year-old Jose Eduardo Hernandez, an arrest affidavit said. Hernandez was a teacher at Lanier High School for two years and left the district at the end of the 2018-2019 school year, San Antonio ISD said in a statement Thursday.

The district said they were never made aware of any improper teacher-student relationships.

"This news is very disturbing," the district said in a statement. "We are fully looking into this matter and are contacting the Texas Education Agency to alert them of what has been reported. We want parents to know that the safety and well-being of our students is our number one priority."

Between Jan. 2019 and Sept. 2019, Hernandez would have the victim skip class and then drive her to a local motel where they would have sex, the affidavit said. The two engaged in "approximately 20 sexual encounters," and Hernandez would take photos and video of the sex acts, the affidavit continued.

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She didn't come forward to police about the relationship until Jan. 10, 2020.

The victim provided police with texts, photos and videos of the sex acts that Hernandez sent her through the social media site Snapchat, the affidavit said. She said that he kept photos and videos of their relations on his phone.

Hernandez was charged with sexual assault of a child and improper relationship between educator and student. His bail was set at $80,000 for both charges.

Alia Malik contributed to this report.

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