A former second grade teacher at Laura Bush Elementary in the Pasadena Independent School District has been charged with touching a child's genitals through her clothes and making another child touch his genitals, according to court documents.
Luis Rudolfo Pasos is charged with two counts of indecency with a child and is being held in the Harris County Jail on a $300,000 bond.
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Pasadena ISD said the investigation into Pasos' behavior began in early April when a student reported seeing Pasos take a picture up the skirt of an 8-year-old girl.
School officials said, "Immediately upon learning of the accusation, the campus called Pasadena ISD police, removed the teacher from the classroom and began an investigation. The teacher resigned the following morning."
Court documents said that after realizing he had been caught, the teacher destroyed the phone and threw it down a storm drain but later led police to the broken phone where it was recovered.
The teacher has been with the district since 2006. He has always worked with elementary students.