Caleb Elliott, 26, was a history teacher and football coach at Moore Middle School.
By Jamie Landers
Dallas Morning News
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A former Celina ISD coach who resigned last month in light of multiple arrests is now facing a new felony charge, police officials announced Friday.
Caleb Elliott, 26, was booked into the Collin County jail on Friday morning on a charge of sexual performance of a child, a second-degree felony. According to Celina police, the charge is defined as “knowingly authorizing or inducing a child under the age of 18 to engage in sexual conduct or sexual performance” while the child is naked or partially clothed.
Elliott, who was a history teacher and football coach at Moore Middle School, was first arrested on Oct. 3 after he was accused of secretly taking images of boys showering and undressing in a locker room. He also faces charges of invasive visual recording and possession or promotion of child pornography.
District officials said Elliott resigned about two weeks after he was taken into custody, and surrendered his teaching license to the Texas Education Agency.
Two lawsuits have since been filed. The suits allege Elliott had a sexual relationship with a student when he was a teacher and assistant football coach at Celina High School during the 2022-23 school year, and that the district transferred him to the middle school after learning of the abuse.
At least 30 families have been notified that images of their children were found on Elliott’s phone, according to the filings.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact Celina police at 972-382-2121.
Jamie Landers is a breaking news reporter at The Dallas Morning News. She is a graduate of The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in Phoenix, where she studied journalism and political science. Jamie previously reported for The Arizona Republic and Arizona PBS.
