PLANTATION, Fla. – A teacher at Plantation High School sent numerous sexually-explicit text messages and voice messages to a 15-year-old girl in his study hall while in a “romantic relationship” with her, police said. He’s now facing a felony charge.
Gabriel Mohammed, 25, of Tamarac, appeared in Broward County court Tuesday on a charge of soliciting or engaging in sexual conduct as an authority figure.
According to an arrest warrant from the Plantation Police Department, the investigation into Mohammed began on Jan. 23, after another teacher told administrators that Mohammed was “possibly having an inappropriate relationship with another student.”
Police said they first uncovered a Dec. 17 voicemail on the 10th-grader’s phone in which he tells the girl “I love you.” In a voice memo, he discussed rumors at school of their relationship and told the girl they needed to “tone it down a lot,” the warrant states.
Authorities would also uncover a series of lewd texts Mohammed sent to the teenager in January, including messages like “ima say I’m so sexually deprived, I dream of f---ing my 15-year-old student,” according to the warrant.
Mohammed also purchased the girl a vape pen, police said.
On Feb. 6, police said Mohammed texted the girl a series of urgent messages: “I need to see you !!! Today. ASAP. and u better let me see you today, jit. Don’t make me get an aneurysm.”
He said he also sent the girl a voice memo he recorded when he “was high,” according to police. In that message, he acknowledged that the relationship “crossed a lot of f---ing lines,” but said he and the girl acted like “the partners we were meant to be,” police said.
Mohammed told the girl that he was “grateful for the time they had” and said it was “his last day on earth,” the warrant states.
“I’m done,” police said he told the girl. “I’m gonna get classified as a f---ing pedophile bruh.”
The warrant states that in the recording, Mohammed lamented how his mother would react if he gets “locked up” and later acknowledged “what we did was completely wrong.”
Authorities would take Mohammed into custody after a car crash Monday, the warrant states. He posted a $30,000 bond on Tuesday.
A Broward County Public Schools spokesperson issued a statement following Mohammed’s arrest:
“The safety and well-being of students are always the highest priority. Upon learning of the allegations, the school’s leadership immediately notified the proper authorities to investigate,” the spokesperson said. “The teacher involved was also reassigned away from students and the school pending the outcome of the case. The school continues to work closely with law enforcement regarding this situation. Due to the ongoing law enforcement investigation, we are not able to provide additional details. We defer to BSO and Plantation Police Department.”