Ex-St. Thomas Aquinas teacher charged with soliciting romantic relationship with minor
MIAMI - The Archdiocese of Miami is responding to the arrest of a former teacher.
Andrew Fierle faces charges for soliciting or engaging in a romantic relationship as an authority figure.
According to the Archdiocese of Miami, he was previously a teacher at a Fort Lauderdale high school.
The parents of the victim say their daughter was being tutored at Fierle's home after school.
The Archdiocese says that Fierle was terminated as a teacher from Saint Thomas Aquinas High School on June 24th of 2021, after a female student's parents complained about violations of the school's and the Archdiocese of Miami's safe environment policies.