Authorities announced Wednesday they are charging a former Sarasota County school employee accused of sexually abusing a teenager.

Crimes Against Children detectives with the Manatee County Sheriffs Office (MCSO) have charged 42-year-old Daniel Wilson.

According to MCSO, an investigation started on Aug. 12 after the Sarasota County School Police informed MCSO about allegations of sexual misconduct involving Wilson, who was a school district employee, and a Booker High School student.

Detectives discovered Wilson, while serving as a security aide on campus, befriended a 17-year-old student late 2024. He also offered the teen girl a place to stay at his home in Manatee County after she became homeless.

According to MCSO, "Wilson coerced her into smoking a substance she referred to as 'Mo

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