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Former Benito Middle School teacher accused of sexual misconduct cleared of wrongdoing
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TAMPA, Fla. - A former middle school teacher found not guilty last week of having sex with a student is talking to FOX 13 about his ordeal. Alex Hull says the allegations cost him his job and his reputation.
Alex Hull s passion for learning inspired him to become a teacher and he was living his passion as an eighth-grade teacher at Benito Middle School in New Tampa up until August of 2018, when two students came forward with allegations of misconduct. I tried to make every lesson fun and engaging. Something that would be memorable. That was not easy. That was something that took hours and hours of perfecting my craft and it s all for nothing now, Hull said.
Former Tampa teacher found not guilty in sex case involving student
A jury acquitted Alex Jeffrey Hull after defense attorneys said they challenged the claims made by a former student.
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Updated Feb. 26
TAMPA â A jury this week found a former Benito Middle School teacher not guilty of sex crime charges â two years after he was arrested and fired after being accused of engaging in sexual activity with students.
Inconsistent statements from the two students who made the allegations and evidence that showed Alex Jeffrey Hull was not alone with one of them on key dates and times led to the acquittal, according to his defense team.