Bossier Parish teacher arrested, charged with 'inappropriate relationship' with student

Shreveport Times
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Detectives with the Bossier Sheriff’s Office have arrested a Bossier City teacher accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student.

Deandre Demar Council, 32, of Bossier City, was arrested on May 2, after detectives determined he was having an inappropriate relationship with a juvenile that attended the school where he taught.

During an interview, the student told detectives that Council gave him money on multiple occasions hoping that he would share either nude or clothed pictures of himself. Detectives say the juvenile was also given gifts and marijuana. The student also said Council shared pornography with him and at least one other victim.

Before his arrest, Council agreed to meet with detectives for an interview where he confessed to giving the student marijuana, money, and gifts. He also admitted to sending the pornography.

After a search of his phone, he admitted to deleting some of his social media applications and photographs off his phone.

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Council was arrested and charged with one count of Distribution of Schedule 1 Narcotics (Marijuana), one count of Indecent Behavior with Juveniles, one count of Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor, and one count of Obstruction of Justice -Evidence. He was booked into the Bossier Max-Facility. A bond has not been set in the case.

Council had been a teacher in both Bossier and Caddo Parish Schools since 2014, with the majority of his tenure in Caddo Parish.

Bossier Parish Schools said, “This type of behavior is not tolerated at Bossier Schools and the district has since severed all ties with this individual following his arrest. We are cooperating fully with investigators and encourage anyone with additional information to report it to the Bossier Sheriff’s Office.”

This matter is still under investigation and because of where Council worked, detectives have reason to believe there are possibly additional victims in this case.

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