Texas Teacher and Female Student

(Houston, Texas) A 26-year-old PE teacher at Thompson Intermediate School, Rebecca De La Garza, has been accused of engaging in sex with a 14-year-old female student.

De La Garza faces counts of improper relationship between teacher and student and sexual assault of a child.

The victim said she and De La Garza had sexual contact on a weekly basis, always in the school coaches’ office or in the equipment storage closet in the locker room.

Police said security cameras showed the victim and De La Garza together, and other school employees verified that they often saw the victim with the coach.

The victim’s mother said her daughter and De La Garza communicated frequently via text messages and phone calls.

Police said they found about 22,437 texts between the victim and De La Garza – sent at all hours of the day and night, and more than 2,400 phone calls.

De La Garza was booked into custody with bond set at $120,000.