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C.B. T-J teacher arrested again after addtional sex abuse charges filed

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February 6th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A Thomas Jefferson High School teacher charged earlier this month with sexual abuse for an alleged relationship with a student faces new accusations. The Daily NonPareil reports 29-year old Jeff Daugherty,of Council Bluffs, was arrested Wednesday on warrants for sexual exploitation by a school employee and lascivious acts with a minor, according to the Council Bluffs Police Department and court records.

Daugherty, who taught math at the school, was initially arrested on Jan. 8th for alleged acts with a 14-year-old student. According to an arrest affidavit, a second victim came forward came forward shortly after his arrest. The school conducted an investigation and turned the matter over to police. The second victim, now 18 years old, was 17 at the time of the alleged acts. She told detectives that she and Daugherty stayed after school in his classroom often in April of 2014.

On one occasion, she said she exposed herself to him after being asked to do so. On multiple occasions, Daugherty allegedly asked the girl to perform sex acts on him, and she complied. The arrest affidavit notes the victim told police she was not forced to engage in sex acts with the teacher.

The sexual exploitation charge is a Class D felony and carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison. The lascivious acts charge is a serious misdemeanor. Daugherty resigned from the school district at a special Council Bluffs school board meeting Tuesday. Court records indicate he is currently is free on a $10,000 bond.