Sherry Boston
Solicitor-General
DEKALB COUNTY
OFFICE OF SOLICITOR-GENERAL
DeKalb County Courthouse
556 North McDonough Street
Suite 500
Decatur, Georgia 30030-3356
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2015
Telephone (404) 371-2201
Fax (404) 371-7048
CONTACT: Terrie F. Clark
Director of Communications
Cell: (404) 617-7655
tfclark@dekalbcountyga.gov
INVESTIGATION BY SOLICITOR-GENERAL LEADS TO FELONY CHILD MOLESTATION ARREST
– Former Teacher Arrested for Sending Pornographic Images to Student –
(Decatur, Ga.) – An investigation by the office of DeKalb County Solicitor-General Sherry Boston
led to the felony child molestation arrest of a former teacher. Judge Wayne Purdom signed the
arrest warrant for 25-year-old Quentin Martavious Wright of Decatur on Wednesday, charging that
Wright sent pornographic photographs to a student. Wright was first arrested in May after
investigators found he allowed students to have sex in a classroom closet at Champion Theme
Middle School in Stone Mountain.
“We knew our investigators needed to look further at this case because of the type of behavior
demonstrated by this teacher,” said Solicitor-General Sherry Boston, “Had we not carefully gone
through all the text messages in the teacher’s cell phone, this crime could have easily been
overlooked. Clearly, it’s important that we identify and prosecute anyone who preys on our
children.”
On April 9, 2015, Wright sent a series of messages to a student under the age of 16 using the Kik
chat app, encouraging the victim to masturbate. The messages contained photographs of the
defendant’s computer screen where he was watching pornography, followed by a photograph of
Wright’s hand with apparent semen on it, saying “OK, I’m done.” Under Georgia law, child
molestation can be the use of an electronic device to transmit images of a person engaging in,
inducing or otherwise participating in any act to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires of either the
child or the defendant, even if no physical act took place between the accused and the victim.
Judge Purdom set bond at $5000 along with conditions that he would stay away from the victim,
anyone under the age of 18 and DeKalb County Schools. Investigators at the Solicitor-General’s
Office uncovered the child molestation case by a thorough investigation which included
interviewing students, piecing together cell phone messages and inspecting the school.
Wright was already out on bond for four counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor for
allowing students to have sex in a classroom closet at Champion Theme Middle School between
November 14, 2014 and May 14, 2015. These counts involved different students than the victim in
the child molestation case.
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DEKALB COUNTY
OFFICE OF SOLICITOR-GENERAL
DeKalb County Courthouse
556 North McDonough Street
Suite 500
Decatur, Georgia 30030-3356