A teacher who was arrested this week on a custodial sexual battery charge has admitted to having sex with a student, according to a Lee County Sheriff's Office report.
Suzanne Owen, 35, who taught at Evangelical Christian School in south Fort Myers, made the admission Wednesday, the same day that she was arrested. She was released from the Lee County Jail on Thursday afternoon after posting a $50,000 bail.
The Sheriff's Office began investigating Owen after getting a call Wednesday from one of her friends.
The friend reported to the Sheriff's Office that she found out on Tuesday that Owen and the student had physical contact that resulted in a hickey on Owen's neck. The friend suspected that Owen and the student had intercourse, according to the report.
Owen and the student told an investigator in separate interviews that they have been communicating by email and text over the last month. The two agreed to meet at 4 p.m. April 4 in a parking lot at 13300 South Cleveland Ave. in Fort Myers, the report states.
The parking lot is a little less than 3 miles from Evangelical Christian, where Owen was an upper school Bible and Spanish teacher.
Owen and the student admitted to having sex in the backseat of Owen's car. Owen told the investigator that "she knew her actions were illegal," according to the report.
Owen could not be reached Friday for comment. Her attorney, Geraldo Olivo, also could not be immediately reached.