A teacher at Coral Springs Charter School was arrested Thursday, accused of sexual battery and molestation of a 15-year-old.

Coral Springs police arrested Joseph Michael Melendez, 33, of Coral Springs, about 7:50 a.m. in the parking lot of the Northwest Regional Library at 3151 N. University Drive, according to a release and a police report. He’s accused of one felony count of sexual battery, two felony counts of lewd and lascivious battery, and one felony count of lewd and lascivious molestation.

“Melendez admitted that he had a sexual relationship with the victim when he was 15 years old,” the release says.

The investigation began on July 21, when the accuser provided a sworn statement about a sexual relationship he had with Melendez while he was a student at the Coral Springs Charter

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