Teacher Arrested Twice for Inappropriate Contact with Minors

0:00A former technology teacher from John F. Kennedy High School in Waterbury just got hit with his second arrest for inappropriate contact with a minor. Philip Hughes, a 42-year-old from Southbury, was nabbed Wednesday after cops dug into fresh complaints about him messaging another underage. Student. This comes after his first bust back in February on similar charges. Earlier this year, around December 27, Hughes allegedly blew up a teen's phone in the early morning hours, calling her baby girl, multiple times, and even referencing tucking her in. He sent creepy texts about her outfits and TikTok videos he'd hunted down online, which spooked the girl so bad she deleted everything. The mom reported it all, leading state police to take over and pull messages from the kid's phone during a forensic check. Hughes got charged with harmful communication with a minor, posted $50,000 bond, and got slapped on Lee from the school right away. Waterbury detectives kept probing and uncovered evidence of him hitting up yet another minor

1:00with shady messages, landing him that new warrant for. Harmful contact with a minor, he posted another $50,000 bond, and was set for a Raymond Thursday. Hughes is now fully terminated from Waterbury Public Schools and banned from any education department spots, closing the book on his teaching days, while the cases move forward. This has been Hartford News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.