OU instructor accused of sex with high school student
NORMAN — A French instructor at the University of Oklahoma has been charged with two counts of second-degree rape.
Kyle Trent Podrecca, 27, is accused of having sex with a 15-year-old male student from Westmoore High School.
Podrecca met the student while substitute teaching and later tutored the boy in French outside of class, Norman police reported in a court affidavit. The boy told police they started “seeing” each other in April and the relationship became sexual, according to the affidavit.
Cleveland County prosecutors charged Podrecca on Friday, accusing him of having sex with the boy twice in May. Podrecca admitted to having sex with the boy on two occasions at his house in Norman, police reported.
In a statement, officials at Moore Public Schools said Podrecca is a former long-term substitute teacher at Westmoore High School.
“Moore Public Schools administrators received information regarding a reported inappropriate, off-campus, relationship between a student and long-term substitute teacher at Westmoore High School,” officials said. “Administration contacted the student’s parents immediately, shared the information reported and assisted them in making contact with the Norman Police Department.
“The charges filed today against the former substitute teacher are appalling and are not representative of the hundreds of other district employees who work hard every day to provide a safe and quality education for the students in the Moore Public School District.
“As always we will continue to cooperate with the police department and Cleveland County District Attorney’s Office. We are thankful for their hard work in this matter and have full confidence in the legal process.”
Officials at OU said Podrecca has been placed on administrative leave pending outcome of the investigation.