Gayle Wessel is a teacher from Park Avenue Private School in Lake Wales, Florida.
Wessel Arrested After Allegedly Showing Students Explicit Photos. “Park Avenue Private School administrators contacted the Lake Wales Police Department on Nov. 7 after they reportedly learned of Gayle Wessel’s actions in her classroom. Officials said Wessel was fired that same day. Detectives launched a months-long investigation, during which they discovered hundreds of explicit images and videos on Wessel’s phone — many of which included herself, the police department said. Several of Wessel’s students reportedly confirmed that she had shown them the images on her phone during interviews with police.” [WESH]
Police: Wessel Admitted To Trying To Destroy Evidence. “Wessel was located and arrested at a local motel on January 7. When detectives contacted Wessel, they noticed her attempting to delete nude photos from her device. An analysis of Wessel’s phone uncovered hundreds of explicit images and videos, many of which included herself. She admitted to knowingly exposing the students to inappropriate material and acknowledged she tried to destroy the evidence during the initial investigation.” [Lake Wales News]
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