Odessa School Security Guard Arrested After Improper Relationship with a Student

ODESSA, TX — An Odessa school security guard was arrested Wednesday for allegedly engaging in a sexual relationship with a student and committing multiple acts of sexual assault.

According to the Odessa Police Department, Maurice Devante McCoy, 31, was taken into custody on April 23 on charges of Sexual Assault of a Child and Improper Relationship Between Educator and Student.

McCoy was working as a contract security guard at Harmony Science Academy.

Police say McCoy met the student during his time at the school, and over the next few weeks, he sexually assaulted the student multiple times at his home. Investigators arrested McCoy at his residence in Midland after a brief foot chase.

The Odessa Police Department stated the investigation is still in the early stages, and additional charges are expected.

Harmony Science Academy has been cooperating fully with law enforcement, and the school immediately removed McCoy from campus once they were informed of the allegations for the student's safety, Odessa police say.