Jacksonville private school teacher denies molesting student
Arrest report says James Johnson acknowledged messaging student against parent’s wishes
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville teacher accused of molesting a student acknowledged exchanging messages with the minor but denied the pair ever had inappropriate physical contact, according to court records.
Those details were contained within the arrest report for James Rankin Johnson, a 70-year-old private school teacher who faces felony charges of lewd molestation on a victim younger than 16 and offenses against a student by an authority figure.
Johnson, who remains in custody at the Duval County jail in lieu of $250,000 bond, has been ordered to have no contact with the student, no contact with minors and no internet access, court records show.