A high school faculty member in Mounds has been arrested for an alleged inappropriate relationship with a student.

Liberty High School teacher and coach Earl Tennial, 29, was arrested Thursday afternoon. He faces two counts of lewd molestation.

Tennial is accused of kissing and fondling a 15-year-old girl after engaging in several sexually themed texts. Tennial admits to the texts, according to the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office.