A TEACHER has been charged over the alleged sexual grooming of a student in the Central West.
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Detectives from Orana Mid-Western Police District commenced an investigation on Thursday, December 5, following reports a 14-year-old boy had received sexually inappropriate messages and images from a man through social media.
Following extensive inquiries, investigators arrested a 32-year-old man at a home in the state's Central Tablelands just before 1pm on Tuesday, December 10.
He was taken to a local police station, where he was charged with groom child for unlawful sexual activity.
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Police will allege in court that the man, who was one of the boy's teachers, sent him inappropriate messages through a social media application.
The man was granted strict conditional bail and is due to appear at Mudgee Local Court on Wednesday, December 18.
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