Brown Middle School teacher accused of relationship with 14-year old

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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – A Brown Middle School teacher gets arrested, after being accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a 14-year old student.

Mark Hernandez is now facing charges of sexual battery by an authority figure, and solicitation of a minor.

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According to an affidavit, Hernandez was the girl’s teacher during the last school year.

The court documents say Hernandez gave the victim a cell phone, and sent her multiple sexually explicit texts.

Detectives say one of the messages asked her to sneak out of her house, and have sex with him.

Investigators say she also sent pictures to the 52-year old.

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John Mercer
John is a graduate of Washington State University. He started his broadcasting career in Yakima, Washington as an intern with an ABC affiliate. At the end of his internship, he was hired as a television reporter. Upon leaving Yakima, he accepted an anchoring position at KOBI in Medford, Oregon. He later worked as a main anchor at KTVN in Reno, Nevada. John joined the News 12 team in 2003. Since coming to Chattanooga, he has covered many stories. He says he'll never forget covering the April 27, 2011 tornado outbreak in the Tennessee Valley. John is also proud of how the community came together following the tragic terrorist attack in Chattanooga on July 16, 2015. John is the father of twin girls. He enjoys movies, music and playing guitar. You can contact John at jmercer@wdef.com.