A former middle school teacher will spend 15 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to child molestation charges, the Rome News Tribune reported.
Anthony Pierce Hicks admitted to authorities he sexually assaulted two students at Pepperell Middle School, including sending a 13-year-old girl pictures of his genitalia, the newspaper reported.
There was no physical contact with the students, the paper reported, but police say Hicks had inappropriate conversations with the two girls.
“Both girls were visibly upset,” Floyd County police Sgt. Misty Pledger told paper, adding he students were worried about being bullied if they told. Hicks, Pledger said, was a popular teacher.
Hicks will be on probation for 55 years following his prison stint.
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