A former Sanger ISD police officer, 26-year-old Israel Demello of Denton, has been arrested and booked into the Denton County Jail on multiple felony charges tied to an alleged inappropriate relationship with a student, officials say.
Sanger police say they were first notified of concerns on Nov. 19, 2025, and Demello was placed on administrative leave the next day before an arrest warrant was issued.
The Denton County Magistrate’s Court charged him with improper relationship between an educator and a student, sexual assault of a child, sexual performance by a child and indecency with a child by sexual contact, all second-degree felonies.
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