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   A former Las Vegas Academy of the Arts theater teacher was   
   arrested on Sunday after being accused of having sexual contact   
   with a former student.   
      
   The encounter with John Robert Morris, 56, allegedly happened   
   during the 2016-2017 school year, Capt. Roberto Morales of Clark   
   County School District police said.   
      
   Morris, on his website, is described as a "founding member" of   
   LVA in downtown Las Vegas.   
      
   The student graduated and while in college in January, reported   
   the incident to a campus counselor, police said. The counselor   
   then reported it to the school police.   
      
   Morris was placed on "home duty" by the district in January.   
   CCSD police then requested a warrant on January 18.   
      
   Morales said the warrant for his arrest was not granted until   
   September 5. Four days later, Morris was arrested in another   
   jurisdiction.   
      
   Morris was charged with felony sexual act between an adult   
   school employee with a pupil between 16 and 17 years old.   
      
   In a letter to parents on Monday, LVA principal Scott Walker   
   announced Morris had been arrested and said he has not been on   
   campus since January of this year. He added school officials   
   have no other comment.   
      
   A teacher at the school, who asked to remain anonymous, said the   
   entire school feels "betrayed."   
      
   "Total sense of betrayal across the campus today," she said. "We   
   all suspect, now, looking back with hindsight, [the victim]   
   wasn't the only one."   
      
   Several students and parents said on Monday they were not   
   surprised Morris was arrested, but what many found alarming was   
   the time it took for an arrest.   
      
   “I’m upset that they let it go so long, and they let it go so   
   far,” said Kent Anderson, a parent of a senior at the Academy.   
   “It took so long from when they put the paperwork in to when   
   they arrested him.”   
      
   Anderson said the arrest allowed him to finally breathe a sigh   
   of relief.   
      
   “He was overwhelming and he acted almost Goldy sometimes,” said   
   Anderson. “We went for open house he was on a throne with   
   speakers and talking down to us.”   
      
   Anderson's son, Bryce, said he expected the arrest to happen   
   sooner and was surprised this was the first complaint made   
   against Morris.   
      
   “There’s an unwritten blacklist of people who were most likely   
   to get cast or get the positions,” said Bryce. “I have seen   
   people who’ve been massaged by him, and get positions or   
   positions in shows.”   
      
   According to jail records, Morris was not in custody as of   
   Monday afternoon. As part of his $5,000 bail release, Morris was   
   ordered to keep away from the victim or anyone under 17.   
      
   https://www.fox5vegas.com/news/former-lva-theater-teacher-   
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