Former Charlotte High teacher sentenced for sexual activity with a student at school

Writer: Derrick Shaw
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Brendan Toop. (Credit: Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office)

A former Charlotte High School teacher has been sentenced to four years in prison, followed by eight years of sex offender probation.

Brendan William Toop, 40, of North Port, was previously adjudicated guilty of Sexual Activity with a Child and is also now designated a Sexual Predator for life.

The former high school teacher must also forfeit his State pension due to this conviction.

In 2017, Toop committed sexual battery on a student in a school building in Charlotte County

He started the contact through text messages, then social media. One day when the student wanted to speak to him about an issue at school, Toop locked the classroom door, inviting the student into a classroom closet.

He locked that door too and the battery took place.

The Punta Gorda Police Department was made aware of the incidents after the student graduated and began an investigation leading to the teacher’s arrest.

Assistant State Attorney Michael Colombo Jr. prosecuted the case.

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