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Johnny Robinson III, an educator and sports coach at Temple Christian Academy in Jacksonville, has been charged with sending inappropriate content to a minor.
CLAY COUNTY, Fla. — A 34-year-old teacher from a Jacksonville private school has been detained after an investigation revealed he sent sexually explicit communications to a 12-year-old girl, as reported by the Clay County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO).
Robinson, who teaches mathematics and coaches athletics at Temple Christian Academy, was taken into custody on Wednesday. He faces several charges, including distributing harmful material to a minor and the illegal use of a communication device. His bail has been set at $375,030.
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The investigation began when the victim approached a school resource officer in December 2025, reporting that she had been receiving inappropriate messages and images from anonymous phone numbers. Authorities stated that the communications started in November 2025 and persisted until January 2026.
Investigators disclosed that the perpetrator pretended to be a peer of the victim, referencing mutual acquaintances to establish trust. Despite the victim’s efforts to block these contacts, the messages continued to arrive from different numbers each time.
Detectives determined the messages were sent using Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, technology, which allows users to make calls and send texts over the internet and can obscure a sender’s identity.
Following the investigation, CCSO Internet Crimes Against Children detectives identified the suspect as Robinson III, and learned he was employed at Temple Christian Academy. The school was notified, and Robinson was placed on leave.
During a search of his phone, investigators said they found multiple images of child sexual abuse material. Robinson was additionally charged on Thursday with multiple counts of possession of child sexual abuse material.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Temple Christian Academy told First Coast News in a statement:
“Late Wednesday evening, we were notified that one of our teachers had been arrested. As a result, their employment with our school has been terminated, and they are no longer connected to our school in any way. The situation is now in the hands of the proper authorities, and we will continue to cooperate as needed. Temple Christian Academy prioritizes the safety and well-being of our students. We were also advised that the matter did not involve our school, our staff, or any of our students.”
Former sex crimes detective and First Coast News Crime and Safety expert Ken Jefferson said that kind of deception is common in cases like this.
“Sexual predators always try to find a way to get around being identified. They do all kinds of things to conceal their identity. And this was no exception,” said Jefferson, “This was a person in authority, at the school. He had dual roles. He was at a Christian school, but it goes to show you anything can happen anywhere with anybody.”
Jefferson urges parents to have conversations with their kids about online safety.
“Parents have got to be parents and stay on top of it,” he said, “Stay vigilant with your children, continue to talk and have that conversation with them, because it just happened to happen twice this week. However, it’s an ongoing thing right now as we speak.”