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A Valley High School teacher is accused of sending inappropriate sexual text messages to an underage student.
Police charged Sean Timothy O’Neil, 34, of North Apollo with felony counts of disseminating explicit sexual materials to a minor, unlawful contact with a minor, corruption of minors and criminal use of a communication facility. He also faces a misdemeanor charge of harassment.
O’Neil was arraigned Thursday morning before New Kensington District Judge Frank J. Pallone Jr. and released after posting 10% of $20,000 bail.
O’Neil’s attorney, Brian D. Aston, could not be reached for comment.
New Kensington-Arnold Acting Superintendent Jon Banko said O’Neil was told not to return to the school and would not be in the classroom. Banko said he would be discussing O’Neil’s employment status with a district labor attorney Thursday evening.