Former high school teacher arrested in sex case
Published 8:45 am Friday, August 24, 2012
UPDATE, OCT. 15, 2018: On Sept. 28, 2018, the 1st District Court in Hinds County, Mississippi, ordered all records related to Benjamin Tuberville related to this case be expunged. The court wrote that the purpose of the expungement was to restore Tuberville to the status he occupied before his arrest.
A former McLaurin High School band director has been arrested and charged with contributing to the delinquency of a child.
The Clarion-Ledger reports Clinton police arrested 31-year-old Ben Tuberville at his home around noon Thursday.
Detective Warren Sullivan says Tuberville allegedly had an explicit exchange with a 15-year-old in late July using a voice text smartphone application.
Sullivan said Tuberville and the teen, who attended school in another district, appear to have only known each other through social media.
If convicted of the misdemeanor charge, Tuberville faces up to $1,000 fine and a year in jail.
It was unclear whether Tuberville has an attorney.
