CLARKSVILLE, TN. (CLARKSVILLENOW)- A former Northeast High School nurse was recently arrested and charged with a sexual crime involving a minor.
Leon Burnett Hensley, 38, was arrested on Monday, November 18, and charged with sexual exploitation of a minor. He was booked in the Montgomery County Jail on a $10,000 bond.
According to his arrest warrant, on November 15, at 11 a.m., Sgt. Slaven found, during a consensual examination of his cell phone, a photo of a “prepubescent child in the state of total undress with the focus of the photo being on the genital area.”
The warrant dates the offense happened on or about August 1, 2019. The warrant was served on Nov. 18.
He most recently served as a school nurse at Northeast High School. He was hired by the School System in March 2017, according to Elise Shelton, Communications Director for CMCSS.
His employment was terminated from CMCSS effective Nov. 8.
Hensley has bonded out of jail. He has a court date set for Nov. 25.