DORAL, Fla. (WTXL) - A Florida teacher has been arrested after becoming "aggressively romantic" with a 13-year-old student via text messages.
Andrea Jimenez, 47, turned herself into police on Friday.
According to the police report, Jimenez, who was a science teacher at Doral International Academy of Math & Science, began sending text messages to a male student in May 2018 when he was 12-years-old.
During the summer, Jimenez became "aggressively romantic" with the victim on social media platforms, Instagram and Snapchat, by messaging him nightly comments such as "I will go to hell for U. Die for U stop eating to feed you. My love for u is so real and huge!!! I don't mind facing the devil himself for u."
On several occasions, Jimenez told the victim not to speak with other girls his age and bought him gifts, including clothes, shoes, toys, and electronics.
The police report stated Jimenez tried to kiss the victim while grabbing his face after luring him into her classroom.
The victim expressed no desire to engage with Jimenez, stating that he was in fear because he believed he was actually doing something wrong, which is why he never told his parents.
The parents of the victim eventually found the messages between the two on the victim's IPad and contacted school personnel, who in turn contacted law enforcement.
Jimenez admitted to some members of the school staff that she had acted inappropriately and was worried about her job before she was reported to the school.
When Jimenez was told not to contact the victim or his family, she still texted the victim's mother, begging for forgiveness and saying she was embarrassed.
Jimenez was fired by the school and turned herself in to authorities Friday.
