Plymouth-Whitemarsh HS Employee Had Sex With Student: DA

A school district employee has been arrested for having sex with one of the students at Plymouth Whitemarsh High School, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman.

Michael Evan Morse, an audio visual technician, allegedly had sex with a 12th grade female student while he was employed there, a June 5 Whitemarsh Township Police report states.

An investigation of cellular telephone records revealed “substantial” communication between the two from December 2014 through June 2015, according to the DA.

Many of the thousands of text messages occurred during school hours and were sexual in nature, the DA said.

The student said she deleted many of the messages from her phone because Morse told her to, according to the DA.

Ferman said the Colonial School District was crucial in uncovering the scanadal.

“As soon as the school district became aware of the inappropriate behavior, the individual was placed on administrative leave and the information was referred to the local police,” she said. “The district cooperated fully with the investigation.”

Morse has resigned from his position with the school district and his preliminary hearing is scheduled for July 22.

He faces charges of institutional sexual assault, unlawful contact with a minor, corruption of minors, and more.