SPOKANE, Wash. – A teacher at Rogers High School is currently under investigation for first degree sexual misconduct with a student.
Spokane Police issued a search warrant Monday to obtain direct messages from the Instagram account of Colton Reavis, 24.
Spokane Police was first made aware of an alleged sexual relationship between the Reavis and a Rogers student, who is under 18 years old, by a Spokane Public Schools official.
The school official told the police that he learned about the relationship from another Rogers teacher. According to the school, the minor was not a student of Reavis. Reavis was initially placed on administrative leave pending the police investigation, but has since resigned.
According to police documents, the student first met Reavis accused in the school hallway in the fall of 2017. According to the student, the two connected and began conversing over Instagram in December. They later saw each other at a basketball game where Reavis told her she was attractive and a "great girl."
According to court documents, Reavis told her they should wait until she graduated before they started hanging out. Even so, the student told investigators they continued to communicate through Instagram.
The two then began contacting each other via text messages after exchanging phone numbers over Instagram. According to the student, the relationship progressed in January after meeting each other at the Reavis' home. The student told investigators the first time she came over to Reavis' house, he "came on heavy and strong" and then "one thing led to another" and they had consensual sex. According to court documents, the student said Reavis "never threatened her and that all sexual activity was completely mutual."
Court documents said the student told investigators she no longer has any texts from Reavis because she said Reavis always made sure she deleted any texts or Instagram messages between them. The student added that Reavis would also make sure she turned off her location services on her phone so no one could see she was at his house.
The student's parents decided to not press charges against Reavis because they felt the two were close enough in age that it was not a serious violation.
Search warrants indicated Reavis was placed on administrative leave March 9.