The Waterbury Times|Crime & Courts|Published June 16, 2026
WATERBURY — Nearly six months after a 911 call on allegations of inappropriate communications with a 16-year-old student, a former Waterbury school district employee remains before the court, according to judicial records.
Court records show that Philip C. Hughes, 42, of Southbury, is scheduled to appear in Waterbury Superior Court GA 4 on June 26, 2026. The case is currently listed as “Pre-Trial / Referred to Adult Probation.”
Hughes was arrested in February 2026 following a Waterbury Police Department investigation that began after a parent reported concerns regarding communications between Hughes and her daughter.
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According to court documents reviewed by The Waterbury Times at the time of the arrest, Hughes was employed by the Waterbury school district as an assistant band director and technology education teacher.
Investigators alleged that communications between Hughes and the student began under the pretense of checking on an upcoming surgery and later moved from the Band App platform to personal cell phone messaging. Court materials alleged that messages were exchanged during early morning hours and that phone records showed multiple calls between Hughes and the student.
According to information presented in court documents, investigators conducted a forensic examination of the student’s iPhone and reported recovering message history and call logs. Authorities also alleged that Hughes obtained and shared screenshots of content that had been deleted from the student’s TikTok account.
The allegations were detailed in arrest materials filed with the court. The case has not yet proceeded to trial, and no disposition has been entered in judicial records.
As with all criminal cases, Hughes is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
The matter is scheduled to return to Waterbury Superior Court on June 26.
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