A high school music teacher was arrested for alleged inappropriate conduct with a teenager, according to the Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office.
A 16-year-old boy’s mother reported a Culpeper County High School teacher was “possibly grooming” her son, according to the sheriff. She said he gave her son a cellphone and rides home.
Craig Alexander Smith, 47, admitted giving the boy a cellphone and requesting nude photos of him, according to the sheriff.
Smith is charged with use of communication systems to facilitate certain offenses involving children.
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“Culpeper County Public Schools is aware of the arrest of Mr. Smith,” Sheriff Scott Jenkins said. “As always, [Superintendent] Dr. [Anthony] Brads and CCPS are completely cooperative in this investigation.”
Smith was appointed choir teacher at Culpeper County High in 2022.
