Lubbock Teacher Arrested for Soliciting Sex with Teen Online

LUBBOCK COUNTY, TX – Robert Moore, 27, a teacher at Ralls High School, was arrested last week for soliciting sex with a minor online, multiple news outlets reported. The victim was a student at Smylie Wilson Middle School in Lubbock, where Moore previously worked as a coach. According to the warrant, Moore sent the victim 98 messages via Facebook in early September. The victim then blocked Moore, but he began sending her text messages via her cell phone. The victim reported the messages to a teacher, who contacted police, who went undercover and contacted Moore, posing as the victim. Moore was immediately put on administrative leave from his teaching position, and then resigned the following day.