A now-former Lubbock teacher and coach is accused of sexually assaulting an underage student multiple times at school and exchanging “numerous” nude images with the girl via cellphone.
Jeremy Scott Maxfield, 41, was arrested by U.S. Marshals and charged with three counts of sexual assault of a child and one count of improper relationship between educator and student.
The alleged assaults occurred in 2019 while the victim was a student in Lubbock Independent School District.
Maxfield worked as a track coach and English teacher at Lubbock High School from 2007 until shortly after the allegations surfaced in 2024.
Lubbock ISD police began investigating in April 2024 as part of a Child Protective Services case after the victim, who was 19 in 2024, made an outcry about the past abuse.
According to a report by Everything Lubbock, court documents stated Maxfield engaged in sexual intercourse with the victim three times from October to December 2019, in his classroom and on school grounds.
The documents also stated Maxfield regularly exchanged sexual messages and nude images with the girl via his cellphone, which he used to facilitate the sexual abuse.
All of the alleged sexual activity occurred while the student was under the age of 17, which is the age of consent in Texas.
Maxfield was arrested on August 20 after a Lubbock County grand jury returned an indictment against him on August 19, more than a year after the investigation began.
Another sexual assault charge was added by the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office on August 21, after a second woman came forward and accused Maxfield of having sex with her in 2006, when she was 15 and he was 21.
She told police Maxfield was her youth pastor at a church in Amherst at the time.
All of the charges against Maxfield are second-degree felonies punishable by 2 to 20 years in prison.
Maxfield had been held in the Lubbock County Detention Center but was released Wednesday on bonds totaling $200,000.
Following Maxfield’s arrest, Lubbock ISD released a statement confirming he is no longer employed by the district:
In April 2024, the district was notified of alleged misconduct by Maxfield toward a former student that occurred when she was enrolled. The district immediately placed him on leave, fully cooperated with law enforcement officials, and notified the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC). Jeremy resigned in June of 2024.
“The safety of our students is our highest priority, and we are cooperating with all relevant authorities. We cannot provide further comment on this ongoing investigation by law enforcement,” the statement concluded.
State records show Maxfield has held a Texas teaching certificate since 2007. His certification is under review by the Texas Education Agency.
Maxfield is one of hundreds of Texas educators accused of sex crimes involving students and other children in just the past few years—including teachers in Lubbock ISD.
In July 2024, Lubbock High School art teacher Grace Aris Neal was reported to the TEA for an improper sexual relationship with a student. Her teaching certificate remains under review.
Earlier this year, former Irons Middle School teacher James Tapley was sentenced to 10 years in prison after giving his victim a cellphone and sending the student sexual social media messages and videos.
Thousands of educator sexual misconduct complaints have been reported to the TEA since the agency began keeping organized records in 2021.
