Ex-Naples High teacher found guilty of sex with minor sentenced to four more years

Jessica Rodriguez | Naples

Show Caption Hide Caption Video: Former Naples High teacher Brock Smith accused of sex with student listens to judge Brock Smith, the former Naples High School teacher accused of having sexual relations with a minor, listens to Collier Circuit Judge Ramiro Mañalich during a hearing on Feb. 8, 2019.

The former Naples High School teacher found guilty of having sex with a minor was sentenced to four more years in state prison on Tuesday.

Brock Smith, 32, was already sentenced to eight years in state prison in May after he was found guilty of sending lewd images through social media to a minor, according to court records.

On Tuesday, Smith stood in front of Collier Circuit Judge Ramiro Mañalich at the Collier County Courthouse to accept a plea deal for a charge he was facing for having sex with a minor.

Smith was also sentenced to two years of sex offender probation, which will run consecutively with his previous 10-year probation sentencing.

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Smith will serve a total of 12 years in prison for both cases against him, according to court documents.

Smith was hired by Collier County Public Schools in 2011 and worked at Naples High School for six years before his Aug. 14, 2017 arrest. He also served as a football coach for the varsity football team, according to court documents.

He was arrested after an interview with investigators from the Collier County Sheriff's Office and the Florida Department of Children and Families.

Smith told the investigators that he sent "nude images of himself" to a girl, who was 17 at the time, according to an arrest report.

Smith also told investigators that he had sexual intercourse with the girl in a bathroom, the arrest report states.

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In May, Smith pleaded no contest to felony charges of transmitting harmful material to a minor and using a computer service to seduce, solicit, lure or entice a child for pornography.

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Last year, Smith's defense attorney Shawn Nagle argued in a hearing that an interview with the Collier County Sheriff's Office should have been suppressed because Smith was not read his Miranda rights prior to the interview.

Smith was interviewed by investigators at Naples High School during the summer when classes were not in session, according to court documents.

However, Mañalich denied the motion to suppress evidence during the Nov. 16, 2018, hearing and stated that "Merely being confronted with evidence of criminal activity did not turn this interview into a custodial interrogation requiring Miranda warnings."

The time Smith has already served in the Naples Jail center will be waived for the case against him for having sex with a minor. However he will get credit in his previous conviction.

Collier County Public Schools spokesman Chad Oliver said in an emailed statement:

"The District respects the rulings of the Court and considers them to have been made in conformity with law and the best interests of the safety and well-being of students and the community. The rulings underscore the very foundation of the District’s decision to terminate Mr. Smith’s employment."

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