Wake County teacher, assistant principal charged in child solicitation probe
A former Rolesville High teacher and his wife, an assistant principal, were charged after officers said explicit videos were sent to a decoy posing as a 14-year-old.
A Wake County school community is facing new scrutiny after a former Rolesville High teacher and assistant soccer coach, along with his wife, an assistant principal at the same campus, were charged in a child solicitation and drug investigation. The case has put the focus back on how schools and other youth-serving institutions vet adults, respond to warning signs and coordinate with police when serious allegations surface.
Mikah Douglas Brondyke, 36, was identified in local reporting as the former Wake County Public Schools teacher at the center of the probe. He taught Career and Technical Education at Rolesville High School and worked there until May 1, 2024. He also served as a youth pastor and worked at North Carolina Wesleyan University.
Investigators said the case began in February 2026. Holly Springs police, with help from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, served arrest warrants on March 3, 2026. Court documents said Brondyke sent explicit videos to an undercover officer posing as a 14-year-old girl.
Brondyke faced charges including solicitation of a child by computer, indecent liberties with a child, disseminating obscenity and first-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. He also faced felony drug charges tied to possession of a Schedule I controlled substance and maintaining a dwelling for controlled substances. One report said the substance was mushrooms.
His wife, Chloe Grace Brondyke, was identified in reporting as an assistant principal at Rolesville High School. She was charged with felony drug offenses and was suspended with pay while the district investigated. Rolesville High School Principal Phelan Perry told families that the alleged incidents did not happen at school and did not involve any Rolesville students.
Brondyke was held in the Franklin County Detention Center on a $620,000 secured bond and was scheduled to appear in court in April 2026. Under North Carolina law, solicitation of a child by computer is a felony when someone 16 or older uses electronic means to entice a child under 16 who is at least five years younger for an unlawful sex act.
The arrests landed in a county already wrestling with how schools handle abuse allegations. A 2024 investigation found Wake County schools had waited 20 months before reporting alleged physical abuse involving former teacher James Rencher to police. The latest case is likely to renew pressure on district leaders to explain how complaints are flagged, how background concerns are shared and how quickly schools alert law enforcement when conduct outside the classroom raises danger signals for children.
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