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Smiths Station High School teacher arrested for allegedly taking inappropriate photos of female student

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Smiths Station High School teacher arrested for allegedly taking inappropriate photos of female student
Key takeaways
  • 60-year-old Spanish teacher David Edward Gregory arrested for taking inappropriate photos of female student.
  • Charged with voyeurism felony; investigation ongoing with additional charges probable.

An investigation is underway after a Smiths Station High School teacher was arrested after an incident during school hours on May 5th 2022.

Lee County Sheriff’s school resource deputies were made aware of a teacher, identified as 60-year-old David Edward Gregory, at Smiths Station High School taking inappropriate photos of a female student during school hours.

Investigators with Lee County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that evidence obtained by investigators resulted in Gregory being charged with 1 count Voyeurism First Degree which is a class “C” felony.

Gregory was booked at the Lee County Detention Center on the evening of May 5th and released after posting bond later that night. The investigation is on-going and additional charges are probable.

According to the Smiths Station High School website, Gregory is a Spanish teacher and has been since 2005.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact the Lee County Sheriffs Office at 334-749-5651 or Central Alabama Crime Stoppers at 334-215-STOP (7867).

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