ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A former Atlanta teacher was arrested this week on sexual battery charges involving two students.

Marshall Lopez, 33, allegedly touched two teenage girls inappropriately while he was a teacher at Pace Academy.

According to Atlanta police reports, the alleged incidents happened between March and early May at the Buckhead private school.

Marshall Lopez, a former teacher at Pace Academy in Atlanta, was arrested on sexual battery charges, according to police. (Fulton County Sheriff's Office)

One victim said Lopez touched her inappropriately on three occasions.

The first time, she was discussing her grades with Lopez in his classroom when he allegedly told her he would slap her buttocks in exchange for a better grade. The girl said Lopez asked her to t

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