Heintz has resigned from his position at Whitewater High School

A Whitewater High School assistant football coach arrested for one felony count of sexual exploitation of a minor, has been granted a $100,000 bond by a Fayette County Superior Court Judge.

The investigation into Coach Harry Heintz began with an allegation that he sent a text message to a student at the school, asking the student to send him a nude photo, sheriff's officials said Thursday morning.

Heintz, who taught 10th grade World History and also a weightlifting class, had the student's cellphone number in his possession, police said.

He was not immediately arrested because "the complaint is seemingly a school misconduct issue," sheriff's officials said late Thursday morning.
Heintz resigned Tuesday citing personal reasons, said school spokesperson Melinda Berry-Driesbach.

A letter notifying parents of the resignation was sent home, but the letter did not mention the allegations police have been investigating Heintz for, she said.

Meanwhile, the sheriff's investigation "will endeavor to make sure that this behavior did not transpire with other students," officials said.

Heintz is married to a teacher at Booth Middle School and formerly served in the Army in Iraq, according to information on the school's website.

A long-term substitute teacher has been named to take over Heintz’s teaching responsibilities and the school board is seeking resumes for the permanent position, Berry-Driesbach said. The substitute has a bachelor of arts degree in history and also has passed the Georgia teacher’s exam known as Praxis, she added.

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