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A FEMALE teacher who allegedly had an affair with girl student was outed after her husband found damning messages on her iPad, reports say.

Choir leader Olivia Lois Ortz, 26, has been arrested on suspicion having sex with the 17-year-old in Pennsylvania, US.

Olivia Lois Ortz was arrested after her husband allegedly found messages to a student on her iPad
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Olivia Lois Ortz was arrested after her husband allegedly found messages to a student on her iPad
Ortz was the director of the school choir and her husband is also a music teacher
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Ortz was the director of the school choir and her husband is also a music teacher

Their relationship was only discovered after her husband found inappropriate messages on his wife's iPad.

He had returned home from a trip to Florida when he found the incriminating exchanges and told the principal, court documents allege.

The husband had previously worked on a freelance basis for the school's music department.

Ortz was suspended on May 9 and police issued a warrant for her arrest on May 13, the reports.

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She opted to sing in a local concert instead of turning herself in immediately, local outlets report.

She is alleged to have exchanged more than 100 messages with the female student on Spotify's chat function, which have been found by investigators.

The pair allegedly had established a code word in the event someone caught on to their relationship.

In interviews with cops, the student said she would visit Ortz's home while her husband was away and they had sex on a number of occasions.

It has been claimed the teenager went over to visit Ortz once their relationship had been found out, reports.

After executing a search warrant, authorities interviewed the girl and her parents again.

She allegedly told police they are in love and are still communicating despite the criminal charges.

Ortz, of Hermitage, was charged with two counts of sexual contact with a student and other charges.

She was freed on $150,000 bond with a court hearing set for May 25.

It is the second scandal to hit Wilmington Area High School.

Her predecessor as music director, Jonathan Priano, 37, is facing unrelated charges of sexual misconduct with students.

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According to reports, he liked tickling the feet of female students and formed inappropriately close relationships with them.

Priano, who faces ten counts of sexual assault and two counts of unlawful contact with minors, had a pretrial hearing set for June.

Ortz's predecessor at Wilmington Area High School in Pennsylvania is also facing sex charges
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Ortz's predecessor at Wilmington Area High School in Pennsylvania is also facing sex charges
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