Child indecency charges dismissed against former HISD teacher

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A former Houston ISD teacher is no longer facing felony charges of indecency with a child and improper relationship with a student, after a 10-year-old girl came forward to her mother, claiming the man inappropriately touched her at school.

Charges were filed on Sept. 4, 2018, against Bradley Reynolds, who, according to court documents, was a gym teacher at Bruce Elementary at the time of the alleged incidents.

The detective investigating the case stated the touching began on or around Jan. 10, 2015, and according to the girl, it was happening every other day.

According to court documents, the girl told her mother in January 2017 that her former teacher would get her alone in his office and rub her private areas, also telling her not to tell anyone. She described the touching would involve her lying on a couch inside the teacher's office. She also said he performed a sex act on her.

Records now show the charges were dismissed in March 2019 after the district attorney's office cited the need for further investigation as the reason.

HISD released this statement in 2018:

"In December of last year, HISD received an allegation that a former educator assigned to Bruce ES engaged in inappropriate activity with a student. The parents of the students involved were notified when the allegations were reported. Both the Administration and HISD Police launched simultaneous investigations into the allegations. HISD takes these matters very seriously and followed district protocol to ensure the educator had no continuing interaction with HISD students while the investigations were pending. The employee is no longer employed with HISD and is not eligible for future employment."