Florida Teacher Was Under Scrutiny for Months — Then Alleged Love Letters Exposed Her Secret By Nicole Acosta

A Florida high school teacher was arrested on accusations she had an inappropriate relationship with a student, authorities said.

Molly Mersereau, a teacher employed by the Santa Rosa County School District, was arrested on July 29 and charged with multiple felony offenses, including engagement in a romantic relationship with a student by a school authority, the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post.

Mersereau is also facing charges of criminal solicitation, using a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony, and a misdemeanor count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, per the post. 

Online inmate records show Mersereau was released from jail custody on July 30 after posting a combined $41,000 bail. It’s unclear if she has entered a plea or retained an attorney to speak on her behalf.

“The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office takes all allegations involving the welfare of minors and the integrity of public trust seriously,” the post reads.

According to an arrest report obtained by the Pensacola News Journal, Mersereau had been the subject of an internal investigation during the 2024-2025 school year after administration at Gulf Breeze High School became aware she had been texting a student and giving them rides in her personal vehicle  — which was against school policy.

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Mersereau’s arrest came after the teacher’s friend told Gulf Breeze police that Mersereau allegedly admitted to “having sex” with a student, the outlet reported, citing the arrest report. The student claimed to investigators with the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office that they did not have a sexual relationship with Mersereau.

During a search of Mersereau’s home, investigators found purported love notes similar to ones they found in the alleged victim’s home, per the report.

The student’s phone allegedly contained “text messages and group notes shared or exchanged by Molly and (the student) which were of an intimate nature, text messages exhibiting grooming speech from Molly directed toward (the student), photographs of Molly and (the student) on outings outside of the school,” and more, the News Journal reported, citing the report.