The Mansfield ISD teacher who was arrested and fired last week had a sexual relationship with a teenager, Alvarado police said Wednesday.

Jared Young, 33, faces charges of child pornography, sexual assault of a child and improper relationship with a student. Police said the student, a 16-year-old girl who attends Alvarado ISD, reported the relationship.

Young was a science teacher at Mansfield Legacy High School and coached the freshman football and basketball teams. This was his first year teaching in Mansfield ISD, though he previously worked as a special education aide during the 2021–2022 school year. He worked for Alvarado ISD during the 2023-2024 school year and left at the end of the year when his contract was not renewed.

According to police, Young traveled from his home in

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