Crime & Courts

Charlotte high school teacher jailed, accused of sending lurid messages to student

Harding University High School, Charlotte, NC.
Harding University High School, Charlotte, NC. Street View image from January 2025. © 2025 Google

A teacher at Harding University High School in Charlotte was charged with a child sex crime Friday after police accused him of sending lurid messages to a student.

Adrian Roy Lewis, 34, was arrested Friday on a felony charge of indecent liberties against a student, according to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department news release.

Lewis was released from the Mecklenburg County jail Saturday morning after posting a $25,000 secured bond, jail records showed..

Officers with the CMPD Sexual Assault Unit arrested Lewis after a school resource officer on Friday reported “inappropriate messages” sent to a Harding student, according to the CMPD news release.

Lewis didn’t respond to an email from The Charlotte Observer.

Police urged anyone with information about Lewis to call CMPD at 704-432-8477 or the Crime Stoppers anonymous tips line at 704-334-1600.

This story was originally published April 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM.

Joe Marusak
The Charlotte Observer
Joe Marusak has been a reporter for The Charlotte Observer since 1989 covering the people, municipalities and major news events of the region, and was a news bureau editor for the paper. He currently reports on breaking news. Support my work with a digital subscription
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