- Richard Alcalade, 26, was arrested Tuesday, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO). - A private school teacher and coach in Lakeland was accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student. - Alcalde was hired as teacher and boys’ soccer coach at Star Athletes Academy, located at 3151 Hardin Combee Road in Lakeland, in August 2023. His employment has been terminated, according to the sheriff’s office and a school administrator on campus. - Sheriff Grady Judd said the girl was not his student, but they met at the school. - The teenager told detectives that Alcalde gave her...

According to the lawsuit, the school employed Suggs from around July 2003 until around May 2016. The suit alleges that Sugg met the victim in September 2014 a few weeks after the victim began to attend the school and Sugg quickly “ingratiated herself into Jane Doe’s life under the guise of faith-based mentorship.” The victim met Sugg after the teacher spoke to the school’s upper-school students during chapel about her own experience as a victim of child sexual abuse and her willingness to help any students with similar struggles, according to court documents. The lawsuit alleges that Sugg used her...