NEWARK, Ohio – A Newark teacher who received unsolicited explicit images from a student likely avoided criminal charges and ruining his life by rejecting the unwanted communications.

In a daily barrage of news about teachers molesting their students, it’s noteworthy that at least one educator apparently acted responsibly when a female student began messaging him with inappropriate images on his cell phone.

The Newark High School teacher, who was not named in media reports, came under investigation earlier this month when rumor made it to school officials of a possible sexual relationship between the teacher and a student, the Newark Advocate reports.

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Newark police Det. Steve Vanoy launched an investigation and interviewed several students and the teacher involved, and reviewed the teacher’s employment file.

During the investigation the teacher provided school officials with several messages from female students, including some that were “sexually explicit, telling (the teacher) to either snap chat them and/or writing comments,” according to the police report cited by the news site.

One of the female students interviewed allegedly admitted to leaving the teacher a note with her Snapchat handle, while another said she left notes and sent the teacher at least one image through Instagram, the Advocate reports.

That student said the teacher asked her not to send any more photos.

“He said he looked at this image, but did not send any type of a reply to her,” Vanoy told the Advocate. “He said within the next day or so, (the female student) ended up sending him 4-5 additional images on Instagram.”

And the second round were racy.

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The student attempted to prod the teacher by asking if he liked the photos.

“(He) said he replied to (the student) that he basically could not lie, and informed her he did like what he saw, but quickly told her not to send him any more images and told her not to contact him anymore outside of school,” Vanoy wrote, according to the Advocate.

The teacher, who was put on paid leave, apologized to school officials for not reporting the advances immediately. He said he deleted all of the images from his phone.

“Vanoy took the case to Assistant Licking County Prosecutor Paula Sawyers, but the decision was made not to press charges,” the Advocate reports.

“Sawyers said because the teacher did not seek out the contact with the student and reacted responsibly by cutting off the contact, charges would not be sought.”

The teacher’s actions are commendable in a school that’s had a lot of problems with inappropriate relationships between teachers and students.

Just this week, another Newark High School teacher and coach was indicted by a grand jury for sexting with students.

ABC 6 reported yesterday:

Jake Burns taught English at Newark High and worked as an assistant football coach for the district. According to reports, he “snapchatted” with a student for weeks, and sent or received at least two nude photos of her. Police say the two also discussed having sex.

Just last year, teacher Anthony miller was sentenced to four years in prison for having sexual contact with two other high school students.

“You’d think it’d be a wake up call especially with what happened in that case,” said Detective Steve Vanoy, who investigated both cases. “Obviously, it wasn’t for Mr. Burns.”