BRADENTON, Fla. ( WWSB) — A substitute teacher has been arrested on accusations that he pulled a 10-year-old Abel Elementary School student into a closet and made an inappropriate request, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said.

Deputies said Malik Belvin, 26, is charged with lewd and lascivious conduct after multiple students reported feeling uncomfortable with his behavior during his classroom assignment.

prior to the investigation’s initiation

Detectives said they established probable cause following interviews, and Belvin was arrested on September 30. He was booked into the Manatee County Jail.

The school said it notified the staffing agency that placed Belvin, and he has been removed from assignments pending the investigation.

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