BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - As a Manatee County school teacher faces charges of sending lewd texts and photos to a 14-year-old student, the mother of the victim tells ABC7 school administrators refused to believe her son -- and even suspended him -- while the teacher remained on the job.

Beverly Hernandez says the administration at Haile Middle School has failed her son. “Not only was I disappointed that a teacher that was put there to protect my child was grooming him … I’m more disappointed that they inflicted more trauma by calling him a liar,” she said.

“By him thinking he was doing the right thing and speaking up, they retaliated against him.”

The teacher, 28-year-old Oliver Fell, turned herself in to the authorities June 2 after a warrant was issued for her arrest. She has been charg

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