Brian Wilker Orr, a Darnell-Cookman School of the Medical Arts teacher, is facing multiple felony charges allegedly slapping a student on the buttocks and sending a disturbing email to students and school employees. | News4Jax
Published on September 29, 2026 at 2:01 pm
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A police report has revealed disturbing details about the arrest of a Duval County teacher last week.
Brian Wilker Orr, 42, a teacher at Darnell-Cookman School of the Medical Arts, is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly slapping a student on the buttocks and sending a troubling email to students and school employees, according to his Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrest report.
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Orr, a math teacher, was taken into custody Thursday night and booked into the Pretrial Detention Facility. His arraignment is scheduled for Oct. 15.
He faces three felony charges: child abuse, offenses against students by an authority figure, and indecent, lewd or lascivious touching of certain minors.
News4JAX is still working to find out whether there were previous complaints involving Orr, how long he worked for the district and whether there might be more potential victims.
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Incident at school
According to the arrest warrant affidavit, the incident occurred around 3:24 p.m. Thursday inside the school. The victim told officers that Orr walked up to her, grabbed her left arm, turned her to the right and slapped her on the buttocks.
“I’m just playing,” Orr allegedly told the victim after she pushed away from him, according to the report.
The victim reported the incident to school staff. The encounter was captured on school surveillance cameras, which officers and school officials reviewed and said confirmed the victim’s account, according to the report.
Disturbing email sent to students and staff
According to JSO, on the same day as the physical incident, Orr also sent an email to numerous students and Duval County School Board employees with the subject line “My day of harassment and terror.”
In the email, Orr allegedly wrote that he was “outing himself” as a serial rapist and abuser and described his actions toward young female students in graphic and disturbing terms.
Investigators noted that the email — combined with the physical incident captured on video — established lewd intent, which factored into the charges filed.
Arrest, bond conditions
JSO’s Community Problem Response Unit located Orr at his home and arrested him in the front yard. He was transported for an interview before being booked.
Bond was set at a total of $275,009 across three charges: $150,003 for the offense against a student by an authority figure, $75,003 for the lewd touching charge and $50,003 for child abuse.
As conditions of his release, a judge ordered Orr to have no contact with minors, the victim or any witnesses; wear a GPS ankle monitor; stay away from all Duval County School Board property; and remain off the internet. He also may not come within 1,000 feet of Darnell-Cookman.
Principal’s message to families
In a message to families, Darnell-Cookman Principal Paul Davis said the arrest of Brian Orr followed an active investigation by DCPS Police and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
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