The Bay County Sheriff’s Office announces the arrest of Joseph Lamar Johnson(W/M, DOB/061589) on charges of Distribution of Obscene Material to a Minor, a third-degree felony. Johnson was employed as a teacher at Mowat Middle School at the time of the incident, and the victim is a former student under the age of 18.
The victim reported to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office that on Saturday, November 2, Johnson sent her an inappropriate photograph through an application called “snap-chat”. The photograph was witnessed by another student. Johnson admitted to sending the photograph.
On November 20, Johnson was arrested and booked into the Bay County Jail.