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Tennessee high school dance coach charged with criminal exposure to HIV, statutory rape

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A dance coach is facing charges after he allegedly exposed a minor student to HIV after repeatedly having sex with him.

John Conner III met the victim on a social networking site, WREG-TV says.

According to an affidavit, Conner arranged to meet up with the student, having unprotected sex several times. The teacher allegedly never disclosed he had HIV.

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Conner, who was 26 at the time, is also accused of exchanging sexually-explicit texts and photos with the then 16-year-old victim.

The suspect's brother says Conner is innocent, and that he wouldn't have engaged in sex with a minor.

The accused first learned he was HIV positive in 2012, his brother says.

The dance teacher was arrested Friday and charged with criminal exposure to HIV, soliciting sexual exploitation of a minor and statutory rape by an authority figure.

Conner was once featured on the Lifetime show "Bring It."

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