Teacher is arrested for hiding missing child

A Charlotte High School teacher was arrested for withholding the whereabouts of a missing teen and hiding him in her home.

Authorities received information from the parents of the boy that directed them to 31-year-old Kelly Simpson’s home. The teenager had been missing since August 12.

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office found the teen inside Simpson’s home and “[She] was placed under arrest for interfering with the custody of a minor after picking the juvenile up from an unknown location and concealing him inside her home while having knowledge of his missing endangered status.”

Simpson has been held on a $5,000 bond since Wednesday, according to the New York Post.

The Charlotte County School District has put Simpson on leave from her teaching position at Charlotte High School.

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s office encourages anyone with information about the incident to contact them at 941-639-2101.