CLAYTON, N.C. — A North Carolina man is accused of submitting fake diplomas and transcripts to become employed at a Johnston County high school, WRAL reported.
Torains Adaryll Hughes, 40, who was a social studies teacher and assistant softball coach at Cleveland High School until November, was arrested Thursday and charged with obtaining property on a false pretense, the television station reported.
According to Johnston County school officials, Hughes started working at Cleveland High School in 2017 as a volunteer softball and football coach. He was hired as a teacher in March 2018, WRAL reported. He left his teaching position eight months later, the television station reported.
According to the Johnston County Sheriff's Office, does not have a bachelor's degree and is not accredited as a teacher. The Sheriff's Office also said Hughes has felony convictions from outside North Carolina, WRAL reported.
In a statement Tuesday, officials from Johnston County Public Schools said that its human resources department "will continue to assist law enforcement and prosecutors in any way either agency asks for."