UPDATE Friday 4:15 p.m.:
*The details in this story are graphic and may be hard to read*
We have learned further details about a paraprofessional accused of sending explicit pictures and video to a student at Island Coast High School.
On Feb. 4, a teacher at Island Gulf Coast High School reported that two students had inappropriate conversations with Genesis Zayas, a paraprofessional at the school.
Both students wrote statements about their experiences.
One student shared that he was speaking to Zayas via Snapchat on his 18th birthday.
The student says Zayas sent him naked images and a masturbation video.
She would also flirt with him through Snapchat, according to his statement.
The report says a student agreed to a recorded interview. Police say the student knew Zayas since his sophomore year as she's a paraprofessional employed at Island Coast.
On the student's 18th birthday, investigators say the student claims Zayas began flirting with the student on Instagram, stating she would "suck his soul."
According to a report, she began to tell the 18-year-old how much thinner she was in high school, and he asked her to prove it. The students say Zayas sent him a picture of her breasts, her buttocks, and her masturbating.
The student said he was going to report her, so she apologized and asked to not tell anyone.
The talking then stopped, investigators say.
Zayas cell phone was taken and placed into evidence.
She was arrested and charged with two counts of offense against students by authority figures.
Original Reporting
A Lee County School District employee has been suspended while police investigate allegations of sexual offenses involving a student.
Watch senior reporter Emily Young's full report here:
The employee, identified by police as Genesis Zayas, works at Island Coast High School. The district said she was "Instructional Support.
They sent the following email to parents of students in contact with the employee:
Good morning, Island Coast families.
You are receiving this important message in compliance with Florida Statute 1012.797, Parental Notification of Arrests of Employees. I must inform you that Ms. Genesis Zayas, Instructional Support, Island Coast High School was arrested on 02/04/2025 for the following:Please know that The School District of Lee County and law enforcement will handle this matter most appropriately.
- Two Counts of: Sex Offense (Authority Figure Solicit Eng Lewd Conduct with Student)
Thank you.
The district tells Fox 4 "appropriate actions will be taken" following the outcome of the investigation.
"The School District does not tolerate the alleged behavior," a representative tells Fox 4.
Cape Coral Police Department confirmed Zayas was arrested on Feb. 4 for sexual conduct with a student, and jail records show she was charge with two counts.
Zayas, jail records show, is out on bond.
