Overview
- Mesa police arrested 24-year-old Dominic Sette on Tuesday and booked him on sexual exploitation of a minor and luring a minor for sexual exploitation.
- Administrators at Empower Academy near Sossaman and Guadalupe reported finding inappropriate text messages on Monday.
- Police say Sette, a teacher's aide described by the school as a former middle school paraprofessional, had communicated with the teen for months.
- Investigators report the messages included requests for explicit photos from the student.
- Empower Academy says it is cooperating with police and notes its employee safety protocols include background checks and fingerprint clearance cards.