Pembroke Pines, FLORIDA

When he was confronted by a 14-year-old student who accused him of molesting her, Pines Middle School teacher Russell Pittman apologized, police said. Then he told her he loved her.
Police know. They got it on tape.

July 15, 2008 -Pines Middle School band teacher Russell Pittman, 46, was arrested for lewd and lascivious behavior against a 14-year-old girl.

Pittman allegedly groped and massaged one of the girl's breasts, then reached inside her shirt and tried to touch her under her bra, the report states. After she pulled away, Pittman left."The victim kept it to herself at first," said Davis. Then she told friends. "They convinced her to tell her mother, who then reported it to us," Davis said.

Detectives quickly set up a telephone call between the girl and Pittman. As the victim talked about what happened, Pittman "continued to apologize to the victim for his actions and explained that he loved her," according to the arrest report.

Pittman has been a teacher at Pines Middle School for more than a decade.
Broward County