Former Collier teacher turns himself in, faces additional molestation charges

Hector Castro Manley, 30. (Credit: CCSO)

A former Collier County Public Schools teacher faces new molestation and sexual battery charges on victims under 12 years old.

Hector Manley, 30, turned himself in to Collier County jail Thursday.

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Manley faces 10 additional charges for Lewd and Lascivious Molestation on a Victim Under 12 and one charge for Capital Sexual Battery on a Victim Under 12, per a Collier County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post.

Thirteen victims have now come forward according to a new arrest report.

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The new charges come after Collier County Public Schools fired Manley after a school board meeting Tuesday.

The investigation into the former teacher began after two victims told a youth relations deputy they were inappropriately touched by Manley.

Manley previously worked at Parkside Elementary School in Naples, where he taught students and worked as a soccer coach.

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