BRAGGS, Okla. — An anonymous tip led to the arrest of a Braggs Public School teacher on allegations of rape.
The Muskogee County Sheriff's Office received a tip regarding inappropriate conduct by James Miller toward a student.
Deputies arrested Miller on allegations of rape in the second degree, rape by instrumentation in the first degree, sexual battery, forcible sodomy, and destroying evidence.
Miller was charged with these crimes on Jan. 9.
The school district posted this statement on Facebook:
Because student safety and well-being is our top priority at Braggs Public Schools, we were saddened to learn of allegations of inappropriate conduct by a teacher towards a student. Our school is cooperating with law enforcement as the matter is being investigated. Because this is a personnel issue, the name of the staff involved is confidential. The school will continue to do everything it can to protect its students.
The Cherokee Nation set Miller's bond at $500,000.
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