DUVAL COUNTY, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrested a Duval County Public Schools district maintenance employee on five charges related to the solicitation of a minor.
Kevin Bryan Pearce, 58, was hired by the district in December 2017.
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According to DCPS, Pearce did not report to a specific school but served as a carpenter who fulfilled work orders at schools as needed.
The district said it is monitoring the criminal process closely and is conducting a professional standards investigation in addition to the criminal proceedings.
It also said if or when Pearce is released from custody, they will be assigned a role with no student contact pending the outcome of both the criminal and district investigations.
The five felonies Pearce is facing are:
- Coerce Commercial Sexual Activity of an adult for human trafficking (1st-degree felony)
- Travel to meet after using a computer to seduce/solicit/lure a child (2nd-degree felony)
- Solicitation of a child via computer to engage in sexual conduct (3rd-degree felony)
- Transmission of material harmful to a minor by electronic device or equipment (3rd-degree felony)
- Unlawful use of a two-way communication device (3rd-degree felony)