Teacher Not Guilty of Indecency with Child - Updated

(Lynchburg, Virginia) Earlier today, a jury found Valarie H. Casto not guilty of indecent liberties with a minor.

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Teacher Accused of Indecency with Child
[Previous 7/30/10 post]
(Lynchburg, Virginia) A 39-year-old teacher at Paul L. Dunbar Middle School, Valarie H. Casto, was arrested Wednesday for alleged sexual exploitation of a child.

Casto faces charges of taking indecent liberties with a child while in a custodial relationship and attempted indecent liberties with a child while in a custodial relationship.

The juvenile male victim’s mother found “suspicious interaction with an adult female” on the victim’s cell phone and called Lynchburg police, authorities said in a news release.

Casto was booked into custody at the Blue Ridge Regional Jail with bond set at $10,000.