Who is Elias Gordon Farley? Florida teacher accused of grooming student on Google Docs, sexual assault

A science teacher at Donna Klein Jewish Academy in Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida, was arrested after investigators said he used a shared Google Doc to communicate secretly with a student before engaging in sexual acts with her at the school and in his flat, according to an arrest affidavit. Elias Gordon Farley, 26, was taken into custody after the student reported the alleged abuse on November 18, Fox News reported.Farley is charged with unlawful sexual activity with a minor and offence against a student by an authority figure. He was booked into the Palm Beach County Main Detention Centre on Dec. 4 and is being held on a $500,000 bond.According to the affidavit, the student told detectives the interactions began as casual conversations during the previous school year but that over the summer Farley created a shared Google Doc in which they exchanged messages. Investigators said the file later contained explicit entries describing sexual activity and planning when they would meet privately.The student said the relationship became physical in mid-September inside Farley’s office, where he touched her beneath her clothing. She told detectives the encounters continued for weeks in both his office and a classroom. By late September and into October, she said the pair engaged in sexual acts, including oral sex and intercourse inside a classroom on campus.She also described visiting Farley’s flat twice in early November after recognising details he had mentioned about its location and layout. Deputies said several sexual encounters occurred during those visits.Detectives executed a search warrant and found bedding, condom wrappers and furniture matching the student’s description. Farley’s flatmate confirmed he had not been home on the dates the student said she visited. School surveillance video reviewed by deputies showed Farley and the student entering his office together on Nov. 7 and later entering a classroom for about an hour.The situation came to light after the student confided in an art teacher on Nov. 14 and showed bruises and bite marks she said were inflicted by Farley. Administrators were informed the next day, suspended Farley immediately and reported the matter to child welfare authorities.Farley refused to speak with detectives after being read his Miranda rights, according to the affidavit.In a statement provided to Fox News Digital, Donna Klein Jewish Academy said it is cooperating fully with the investigation and called the situation “a difficult time for all of us at Donna Klein.” “We are approaching this serious situation with the utmost care, keeping the well-being of our students, faculty and families at the forefront,” a spokesperson said. The spokesperson said no additional details would be released “out of respect for the privacy of our community” but that Farley is no longer employed at the school.