Hudson drumline teacher admits to sex with girl, 14

24-year-old former instructor gave private drum lessons to student

LUFKIN — A 24-year-old Lufkin man arrested Tuesday for having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old student had recently taught drumline for the Hudson High School band, said law enforcement and Hudson ISD Superintendent Mary Ann Whiteker Thursday.

Sheriff's deputies booked Clark Lewing into the Angelina County Jail Tuesday morning on a charge of sexual assault with a child — a second-degree felony. He made bail, set at $65,000, the same day, according to jail records.

Whiteker said Lewing was not employed by the district, but Hudson ISD did have "a contract with him to provide some training for drumline."

The girl is not a Hudson High School student, Whiteker said. Angelina County Sheriff's Office investigator Charles Lawrence said the girl took private lessons from Lewing.

Hudson drumline is made up of high school band students.

"That was the only (case) we were investigating," Lawrence said.

When questioned by investigators, Lewing said he had known the girl approximately a year before the two had sex, and he knew how old she was, an arrest affidavit stated. The girl told investigators she wanted to have sex with Lewing and did not want to file charges, the report stated.

Texas law prohibits anyone under the age of 17 from giving consent to sexual conduct.

Whiteker said the school conducted an internal investigation when the allegations surfaced in March. The school closed its investigation April 3 and Lewing's contract with the district was terminated, she said.

A message sent to Lewing through myspace.com for comment about the allegations was not returned Thursday evening. Lewing's profile on the popular social networking site described his mood as calm when he last logged in Sunday. A quote on his profile read, "Slow down before it's too late."

His relationship status showed he was currently in a relationship.

Lewing is listed as the drummer for local band Stretching Madness on the band's official Web site, stretchingmadness.com.