John M. Ferguson, Winter Park, Florida (arrested Mar 2013)

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    John M. Ferguson, 49, a former Latin teacher at Trinity Preparatory School, Episcopal Church, Winter Park, Florida, "accused of trying to lure a 13-year-old girl to his home for sex"

    Sun-Sentinel: Latin teacher arrested on sex charge; cops say he exchanged 800 texts with 'victim' (Mar 25 2013)

    A 49-year-old former private-school teacher was arrested near Oviedo during the weekend, accused of trying to lure a 13-year-old girl to his home for sex. John M. Ferguson, who formerly taught Latin at Trinity Preparatory School near Winter Park, was arrested Saturday after driving to what he thought would be a meet-up with the girl, according to the Seminole County Sheriff's Office. He had exchanged more than 800 text messages with the victim during one three-day stretch, the agency reported. Ferguson is accused of two crimes: traveling to meet a minor for sex and using a computer to lure a child.

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    Click Orlando: Ex-teacher accused of traveling to meet 13-year-old for sex, cops say: Deputies say former Latin teacher at Trinity Prep sent inappropriate texts to girl (Mar 25 2013)

    Investigators with SCSO's Crimes Against Children Unit began investigating in November 2012 when the mother of the 13-year-old victim contacted deputies after learning of inappropriate text messages between her daughter and [John M.] Ferguson. An investigator pretended to be the victim and continued to talk with the Ferguson via text messages and emails for four months, according to the report. Ferguson asked to meet with the victim so she could spend the night at his house. On Saturday, he drove to the Target in Oviedo to meet the child and was taken into custody without incident.
     
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    Orlando Sentilen: Latin teacher arrested on sex charge; cops say he exchanged 800 texts with 'victim' (Mar 25 2013)

    John M. Ferguson, who formerly taught Latin at Trinity Preparatory School near Winter Park, was arrested Saturday after driving to what he thought would be a meet-up with the girl, according to the Seminole County Sheriff's Office. He had exchanged more than 800 text messages with the victim during one three-day stretch, the agency reported. Ferguson is accused of two crimes: traveling to meet a minor for sex and using a computer to lure a child.
     
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    WFTV: Man, 49, accused of traveling to meet 13-year-old for sex (Mar 26 2013)

    During the investigation, an investigator assumed the online identity of the victim and continued to communicate with Ferguson through text messages and emails, authorities said. Authorities said after nearly four months of communication, Ferguson requested to meet who he thought was the victim so he could take her to his house to have sex. Ferguson arrived at the location in Oviedo and was taken into custody without incident, deputies said ... Ferguson's neighbors told Channel 9 they're not surprised by his arrest and that they even saw young girls at his home before. I am pretty sure I saw a girl with long hair that was really not of age," said neighbor John Harris.
     
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    Seminole Chronicle: SCSO arrests former Trinity Prep teacher (Mar 28 2013)

    In a continuing effort to crack down on child predators, the Seminole County Sheriff's Office arrested an Oviedo man after deputies say he was actively pursuing a 13-year-old girl sexually. After months of undercover investigation, sheriff's deputies arrested Oviedo resident John Ferguson, 49, in the parking lot of the Oviedo Target on Saturday. Lured there by undercover deputies, who say he had intent to have sex with a minor ...