School police: Security aide had off-campus sexual relationship with Palm Beach County student

GREENACRES — A security monitor at John I. Leonard High School is facing a criminal charge after school district police alleged that he had an improper relationship with a student.

Brandon J. McCrary, 27, of West Palm Beach was taken into custody Wednesday, May 15, on one count of committing an offense against a student by an authority figure. He was released the following day after posting $25,000 bail.

During a hearing Thursday, May 16, at the Palm Beach County Jail, Circuit Judge Donald Hafele assigned McCray a public defender and ordered that he have no contact with the student. As a policy, the county Public Defender's Office does not comment on open cases.