Middle school teacher accused of raping her former student who's now in high school, sending nude video of herself to teen



The latest teacher sex scandal involves child sex crime accusations against a middle school teacher in Utah. The teacher is accused of sending a nude video of herself to her former student and raping the teen boy.

Malori Nielson, 28, on Monday was arrested and charged in 4th District Court with first-degree felony rape and third-degree felony distribution of pornography by an adult.

'When the defendant was confronted about the video, she acknowledged she was the individual in the video and began crying.'

Nielson is a teacher at Delta Middle School. The school's staff page lists Nielson as an "art specialist" but doesn't include her photo.

Last week, the Millard County Sheriff's Office was asked to investigate "suspected unlawful sexual conduct" between Nielson and the student, according to charging documents obtained by KSL-TV, which noted that the student is "now in high school." The student allegedly was in Nielson's class during the 2021-22 and 2022-23 school years.

According to charging documents, the alleged victim informed police that he and Nielson had sex in May 2024. Prosecutors noted that he would have been 15 years old at the time and that Nielson "occupied a position of special trust."

Nielson also is accused of sending a pornographic video of herself to the student through the Snapchat app on or about Dec. 6, 2024.

“It was also reported that the defendant had sent a nude video of herself to the alleged victim, and that several other students had seen the video and had recently confronted the defendant about the video,” said a court document filed by the Millard County Attorney’s Office.

Police interviewed “several friends of the alleged victim who reported they had seen the video and could identify the defendant as the nude individual in the video,” according to charging documents obtained by Gebhardt Daily. “One of the individuals who was interviewed reported that when the defendant was confronted about the video, she acknowledged she was the individual in the video and began crying.”

"The alleged victim had asked the friend to record the video off of the alleged victim’s phone, so that the friend had a copy of the video on his phone," according to charging documents. "The friend reported that he had since deleted the video from his phone.”

The alleged victim told police that “he spent time in her classroom after school hours," even after he was no longer Nielson's student.

The student said Nielson would allow him and his friends into the school gym to play basketball when the school was closed.

The Millard School District announced Tuesday that Nielson had been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation.

"We are fully cooperating with law enforcement and appreciate their thorough and professional handling of the matter," the Millard School District stated. "While the investigation is ongoing, we are unable to provide additional details. However, we want to reassure our community that we remain steadfast in our commitment to student safety and well-being."

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Cop — allegedly known as 'Officer Sexy' — arrested on child porn charges



A New Hampshire police officer — allegedly known as "Officer Sexy" — is facing child porn charges, according to reports.

John Giarrusso — a 48-year-old officer with the Seabrook Police Department — was arrested by cops with the Haverhill Police Department on Monday in Haverhill, Massachusetts.

Giarrusco allegedly claimed he was known as 'Officer Sexy' to the 'girls in town.'

Giarusso was charged with felony counts of possession of child pornography, distributing material of a child in the nude, and disseminating obscene matter to a minor, according to court records reviewed by Boston.com.

Giarrusso was reportedly released after posting $100,000 cash bail.

Giarusso purportedly pleaded not guilty to the charges during his arraignment on Monday.

The Seabrook Police Department placed Giarusso on administrative leave.

The Seabrook Police Department said in a statement, "While the Seabrook Police Department adheres to the principle that those accused of crimes are innocent until proven guilty, given the nature of the accused crimes, the Department immediately placed Ofc. Giarrusso on administrative leave."

"The Seabrook Police Department strives to uphold the highest standards of conduct in our staff both on and off duty," the police department stated. "Allegations of criminal conduct against a law enforcement officer are taken seriously and will be dealt with swiftly and appropriately. We will continue to cooperate with Haverhill Police investigators and monitor this case as it moves forward."

The Seabrook Police Department declined to offer more details on the case.

WCVB-TV reported that the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a tip regarding a potential crime.

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children reportedly determined that the IP address and social media accounts were linked to Giarrusso.

Citing the criminal complaint, WCVB-TV reported that Giarusso allegedly uploaded "several videos to the messaging app Kik that show children being molested and raped by adults."

The news outlet added that Giarusso's "IP address and social media accounts linked to his name and date of birth were used in sending and receiving graphic messages about having sex with children as young as 6, according to the ICAC's investigation outlined in a criminal complaint."

WCVB-TV also alleged that Giarrusso "engaged in graphic conversations with other Kik users about arranging to have sex with their wives, young daughters, and stepdaughters," ICAC said.

ICAC said its investigation revealed that during his role as a police officer, Giarrusso participated in fundraising for “child-focused facilities that help abused children heal by coordinating the investigation and treatment of child sexual abuse.”

Citing the Seabrook Police Department's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, People magazine reported that Giarrusco allegedly claimed he was known as “Officer Sexy” to the “girls in town."

Giarrusso's wife reportedly declined to give a comment on the situation.

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Son of Buc-ee's co-founder arrested again; now hit with child porn possession charge involving 7-year-old girl



The son of a Buc-ee's co-founder has been arrested for the second time in two years and faces a new charge in Texas.

A charge of third-degree felony possession or promotion of child pornography was filed against 29-year-old Mitchell Wasek on Feb. 28. On the same day, Wasek turned himself in to police and was released shortly after posting a cash bond, a spokesperson for the Travis County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to USA Today.

Investigators reportedly found 68 videos of at least 13 males and females in compromising situations at the properties between 2021 and 2023.

The felony charge of child porn possession stems from a September 2023 residential search warrant executed by the Travis County Sheriff's Office at a Spicewood home, according to court documents.

As Blaze News reported in 2023, Wasek was arrested and accused of using spy cameras to record people using toilets, showering, and having sex.

Wasek previously was indicted on 21 felony counts of invasive visual recording, according to the Travis County District Attorney’s Office.

He was accused of secretly recording 13 victims over the course of two years in bathrooms and bedrooms at homes that Wasek's family owned.

According to WRIC-TV, secret cameras were installed at a multimillion-dollar house on the banks of Lake Travis in Austin, which is owned by Don Wasek — the father of the suspect and a co-founder of the Buc-ee's retail chain.

A guest at the lake house — who works in cybersecurity for the Department of Defense — noticed a charging port with a hidden camera that was plugged into the wall of one of the bathrooms, according to court documents.

Authorities reportedly also found cameras installed secretly at a Dallas apartment and a vacation home in Telluride, Colorado, that Wasek’s parents owned, KXAN-TV reported.

An arrest affidavit said Wasek secretly recorded houseguests "using the toilet, showering, changing clothes, and/or having sex."

Police said Amazon records also showed Wasek had ordered "spy cameras."

Detectives with the Travis County Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant. The 2023 warrant led to the seizure of several recordings and data storage devices, which then led to the possession of child porn charge against Wasek.

Investigators reportedly found 68 videos of at least 13 males and females in compromising situations at the properties between 2021 and 2023.

Citing records, KXAN-TV reported that during the investigation, the Travis County Sheriff's Office also "found numerous images of sexually explicit material involving subjects who appeared to be prepubescent during a review of the content on the devices."

According to the arrest warrant, a detective submitted the images to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to determine if the alleged victims were previous victims of child sex abuse. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children allegedly confirmed that one of the victims was a 7-year-old girl who had been sexually abused.

Records show that the child victim was linked to an FBI investigation that resulted in a suspect being convicted in April 2014 on two counts of production of child pornography, one count of distribution of child pornography, and another count of possessing the illicit content.

Wasek is scheduled to appear in court for the new charges on March 19.

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Female high school Spanish teacher arrested, charged with 'unlawful sexual intercourse' with student: 'Truly unfortunate'



The latest teacher sex scandal allegedly involves a high school Spanish instructor accused of having an "inappropriate relationship" with a former student in California.

Deputies with the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office arrested Dulce Flores — a 33-year-old teacher from Riverbank — at her home Tuesday. Flores has been charged with one count of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, according to police.

'It is truly unfortunate for our district to face a situation like this.'

Flores was booked at the Stanislaus County Jail and was being held on $20,000 bail.

Police said an "investigation into allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a former student" began after they received a tip from a third party.

A post on the Facebook page of Riverbank Police Services stated, "The investigation began after a school official received information about the relationship from another party. Investigators have since been working to determine the facts of the case before making an arrest.”

The Modesto Bee reported that Flores allegedly had an illicit relationship with a 17-year-old male student in 2023.

Riverbank Police Services said Flores has been a Spanish language teacher at Riverbank High School since 2016.

The Riverbank Unified School District said in a statement that Flores will be on a leave of absence while the case is investigated. The school district said it is cooperating with authorities.

Riverbank Police Services thanked Riverbank Unified School District for its “prompt reporting” and cooperation that “assisted investigators in determining the circumstances of the sensitive case.”

The school district noted that it has contacted the families of students enrolled in Flores’ classes to minimize “any disruption to their instruction for the remainder of the academic year.”

Riverbank Unified School District stressed that it uses stringent hiring practices and “expects nothing but the finest in the quality and professionalism of our staff.”

Superintendent Constantino Aguilar said in the press release, "It is truly unfortunate for our district to face a situation like this. While we continue to work with law enforcement, the district will also look to determine what options it may have available to independently address this matter."

Anyone with information on the case is urged to contact Riverbank Police Services at 209-869-7162. To provide a tip anonymously, tipsters can call Stanislaus County Area Crime Stoppers at 1-866-60-CRIME.

According to the Modesto Bee, Flores is the second Riverbank High teacher arrested in the last two years for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a student.

Logan Nabors — a former teacher and girls' basketball coach at the school — is accused of having an improper sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student from 2017 to 2018.

Reports of the alleged illicit relationship surfaced in December 2023 when the staff at Riverbank High School contacted the sheriff’s office.

Nabors was arrested and charged with unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor and oral copulation, according to KCRA-TV.

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Ex-teacher rearrested in connection with accusations she had sex with student after new evidence emerges



A former high school teacher in Texas has been rearrested in connection with accusations that she sexually assaulted a child after new evidence came to light.

Molly Colleen Spears, 35, was accused of sexually abusing a student between 2022 and 2023. Spears taught at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, which is roughly 35 miles east of Houston, and then resigned iin the summer of 2023.

The former teacher allegedly 'solicited the contact by text message and through a commercial online service to meet the student.'

On Feb. 8, 2024 — about a year ago — a Chambers County grand jury reportedly indicted Spears for the charge of improper relationship with a student.

Despite an arrest warrant being issued four days later, Spears wasn't arrested in connection with the charge until earlier this month — Feb. 11, 2025.

Citing her attorney, KPRC-TV reported that Spears was arrested Feb. 11 "without incident" when she turned herself in to police. Spears was transferred to the Chambers County Jail and was soon released after posting a $50,000 bond.

After her first Feb. 11 arrest, Spears’ defense attorney — Christopher L. Tritico — said in a statement that his client "was first notified of the charges two days ago, and we acted immediately to get the bond set up and in place. I cannot speak to why it sat dormant for so long. ... Ms. Spears looks forward to having an opportunity to confront the allegations and to finally put this matter behind her."

However, after new revelations came to light related to the alleged crime, Spears was rearrested Thursday.

Spears was charged with two counts of sexual assault of a child. Police said her bond was set at $200,000.

The Mont Belvieu Police Department said in a statement, "In February 2025, the Chambers County District Attorney's Office requested investigative assistance from the Mont Belvieu Police Department Criminal Investigations Division (CID) into new evidence of possible sexual assault of a child incidents that occurred in 2022 and 2023."

Citing court records, KPRC reported that Spears is accused of "engaging in sexual contact and intercourse with a male student during her time as a teacher at Barbers Hill High School."

The former teacher allegedly "solicited the contact by text message and through a commercial online service to meet the student."

The new accusations were reportedly connected to a "previously investigated case of Improper Relationship Between Educator and Student conducted by the Barbers Hill ISD Police Department in 2023."

The Mont Belvieu Police Department stated, "Due to the sensitive and active nature of this investigation and the age of the victim, no further information will be released at this time."

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Man behind popular 'Thank You Jesus' signs charged with sexually exploiting a child



The man behind the popular "Thank You Jesus" signs has been accused of sexually exploiting a child, according to police in North Carolina.

The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office stated that 25-year-old Lucas Timothy Hunt was arrested on Tuesday. Hunt, of Asheboro, North Carolina, was charged with one count of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor.

'We can say that Lucas Hunt, through the Thank You Jesus signs, has helped thousands of people and has been a blessing.'

Hunt was booked at the Randolph County Detention Center before being released after posting a $75,000 bond, according to jail records.

Hunt made his first court appearance on Wednesday, where he told the judge he understood the charges and plans to hire an attorney, according to WGHP-TV.

Hunt reportedly declined to speak to the news outlet following the hearing. He is expected to appear in court on March 19.

In January 2025, the Invictus Task Force launched an investigation after receiving a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The Invictus Task Force is a collaboration of sheriffs' offices, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, and Homeland Security Investigations that investigates child exploitation, solicitation, and trafficking.

Deputies with the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office said in the arrest warrant that Hunt received materials depicting two pubescent females engaged in a sex act, according to the Charlotte Observer.

Connie Frazier, president of the "Thank You Jesus" mission, told WFMY-TV, "We will not be commenting on the charges, but we can say that Lucas Hunt, through the Thank You Jesus signs, has helped thousands of people and has been a blessing."

As a teenager, Hunt began selling yard signs in 2016 that read: "Thank You Jesus."

According to the archived "Thank You Jesus" website:

In 2016, a young teenager named Lucas Hunt prayed for help to display Easter signs in his hometown of Asheboro, NC. Also, he prayed that these efforts would have a giant impact on the Kingdom. A few weeks later a board member at his church, Connie Frazier, sought the Lord's direction concerning an Easter project for their congregation. Lucas and Connie were unaware of each other’s prayers and desires. Then, God spoke very clearly to Connie instructing her to design a Thank You Jesus yard sign that would be distributed nationwide. Thank You Jesus signs were embraced and the wave of gratitude took hold.

The site said that more than 250,000 "Thank You Jesus" signs have been sold.

The signs reportedly sell for $8 to $10 and have been sold in every state.

The Winston-Salem Journal interviewed Hunt in 2017, when he was 17 years old.

Hunt told the outlet his reaction when he sees one of the yard signs, "Somebody in that household believes the way I believe — they love the same Jesus."

He added, "People ask if it’s a brand. It's not a brand, but it’s a ministry. It's not a way of selling you this product, that product. It’s all about Jesus."

When asked about his future in the interview, Hunt replied, "We'll just see what God has planned. He's already blown my mind."

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Ex-teacher accused of sexually abusing up to 10 students, exposing children to stripper pole, sex toys, and drugs



A former Indiana high school teacher has been arrested and charged with several child sex crimes. Court documents also claim the ex-teacher allegedly exposed children to a stripper pole, sex toys, and drugs.

WXIN-TV reported that 31-year-old Brittany Fortinberry has been charged with three felony counts of sexual misconduct with a minor, dissemination of matter harmful to a minor, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

The boy said some of the victims are considering speaking about what happened, and others 'don’t want to talk about it.'

Fortinberry is a former teacher with Eminence Community Schools in Morgan County, approximately 40 miles southwest of Indianapolis.

According to the Morgan County website, the district "is one of the smallest independent public school corporations in the state of Indiana, serving between 300 and 350 students each year, with an elementary school and a junior/senior high school."

The Eminence Community School Corporation released a statement that reads, "The night of August 22, 2024, a report was made to the school corporation that an employee, Brittany Fortinberry, had engaged in inappropriate conduct toward two students."

School administrators immediately reported the accusations to the Indiana Department of Child Services and local law enforcement.

The Eminence Community School Corporation suspended Fortinberry on the same day that the allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced.

The following day, Fortinberry reportedly resigned from her teaching position.

Court documents show that two students reported Fortinberry for sending inappropriate messages and videos in August. One student allegedly claimed that the teacher said she dreamed of having sex with the student, according to court docs.

According to WISH-TV, "The students told investigators that Fortinberry sent videos of her sex toys, a stripper pole, and sexually charged images on Instagram’s messenger. They said she sent [the material] through 'vanish' mode, so the messages automatically deleted. Both students said they felt uncomfortable."

WTTV-TV reported that a search warrant was executed on Fortinberry’s home, and officials found a stripper pole and sex toys similar in appearance to the students' description.

According to newly released court documents, the grandmother of a teen male notified authorities in December 2024 that her then-15-year-old grandson allegedly had been sexually molested by Fortinberry. The grandmother reportedly told detectives that Fortinberry sexually abused the boy multiple times after friending him on the Snapchat messaging app and then sending him nude photos of herself.

The grandmother claimed that Fortinberry took her grandson on out-of-town trips.

Court docs said the grandmother also alleged that Fortinberry supplied drugs to the minor and showered with him.

The grandmother reportedly told investigators that the ex-teacher also threatened to kill herself if the boy told anyone about the alleged illicit relationship.

The alleged victim told detectives that he estimated Fortinberry molested at least five and as many as 10 children, court docs say.

The boy said some of the victims are considering speaking about what happened, and others "don’t want to talk about it," court documents say, according to WRTV.

According to court documents, "[The boy] said that it was no different than a 30-year-old man and a 15-year-old girl. [The boy] said it was child molestation, and he’s there because he doesn’t want her to molest more kids."

Police reportedly noted that the boy's statements match up with claims from the initial investigation.

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School staffer caught on camera engaging in sex acts with student on campus, sent explicit videos to minor: Court docs



A school staffer in Idaho was caught on camera engaging in sexual acts with a student, according to court documents. The staffer is also accused of sending explicit photos and videos to a minor.

Mary Strong — a 53-year-old resident of Clarkston, Washington — was arrested on a felony charge of sexual battery of a minor.

Court docs said Strong denied all of the allegations of child sex abuse but claimed she could have been drunk and did not remember sending any messages to the underage student.

Nez Perce County Judge Victoria Olds set her bond at $100,000.

“A $100,000 bail is a very reasonable request by the state considering the nature of the offense and the information contained in the affidavit of probable cause,” Olds reportedly said at Strong's first court appearance Tuesday.

Strong was a staff member at Tammany High School in the Lewiston Independent School District.

Citing court records, KREM-TV reported that "Strong worked as a classified staff member, not a teacher, and is accused of having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a 16- or 17-year-old student."

The high school's current online staff page does not list Strong as an employee. However, an archived page from December shows Strong working in the "special education" department.

The Nez Perce County Sheriff's Office said a Tammany High School administrator on Valentine's Day alerted a resource officer at the school of a potential inappropriate relationship between a staff member and a student.

The sheriff's office launched an investigation into the child sex abuse allegations.

Citing court documents, KHQ-TV reported that the relationship became sexual on Feb. 4, when the student and Strong were alone in a classroom.

Strong engaged in sex acts with the student on the school campus, according to court documents obtained by KREM.

The New York Post reported that Strong was "caught on camera engaging in sexual acts with the student on school grounds, sparking the criminal investigation."

Investigators reportedly discovered that Strong sent explicit videos and photos to a student on the Snapchat messaging app.

Deputies said Strong initially denied having a Snapchat account but later allegedly admitted to using the app after illicit images were presented.

Court docs said Strong denied all of the allegations of child sex abuse but claimed she could have been drunk and did not remember sending any messages to the underage student.

Lewiston School District Superintendent Lance Hansen said additional support staff was sent to Tammany High School to address concerns.

Tammany High School Principal Greg Kramasz wrote in a letter to parents about a "serious matter" that occurred at the school. Kramasz said he was made aware of a possible "inappropriate relationship between a staff member and a student."

The principal noted that the school notified law enforcement as soon as the child sex crime accusations surfaced and that the school is "fully cooperating with the Nez Perce County Sheriff's Office to ensure that the facts are thoroughly examined."

The sheriff's office said this is an ongoing investigation and urges anyone with information on the case to contact Det. Patrick Dupea at 208-799-3131.

The Post said the sheriff's office did not immediately respond to its request for comment.

Strong is scheduled to appear in court for a preliminary hearing on Feb. 26.

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School district helped student declare herself homeless so she could move in with teacher later accused of 'grooming': Report



A school district in Colorado is accused of assisting an underage high school student to lie on a federal form to declare herself homeless so that she could move in with her female teacher, who later was accused of "grooming" the student, according to a report.

What's more, the KCNC-TV report said counselors at the high school kept the parents of the 17-year-old girl in the dark about the situation involving Leann Kearney, now a former social studies teacher at Columbine High School in Littleton.

'Ms. Kearney takes interest in helping kids navigate their sexuality.'

The girl — who reportedly was a straight-A student and captain of the swim team — allegedly developed an inappropriate relationship with Kearney as early as her sophomore year in 2018.

The report said the Jefferson County School District assisted the girl with declaring herself homeless — even though she was living with her parents. The student allegedly told school administrators that she didn't feel as though her home was safe. High school counselors purposely kept the girl's parents in the dark about their daughter declaring herself homeless, according to school emails obtained by KCNC through an open records request.

"There's this icky feeling that something is wrong, and as it progressed, it only got worse. Not a single person stood up and said something doesn't seem right and reached out to the parents," said Heather McCormick, a friend of the girl's mother.

The mother of the girl only found out about her daughter declaring herself an "unaccompanied minor" after discovering paperwork under her daughter's bed.

“If my friend hadn’t found the homeless paperwork under the bed, this would’ve remained sealed," McCormick said.

The student requested that she be placed in Kearney's care, according to school district documents.

The concerned mom continued to investigate why her daughter wanted to move out of her family's home and in with her teacher. Then the mother reportedly discovered that her daughter had exchanged approximately 20,000 text messages with her teacher. She also found a handwritten note from 2021 detailing her daughter "kissing" the teacher, according to the documents and a sheriff’s report, the New York Post said.

'While we have taken every step to remove this former employee ... and prevent her from working in another educational setting ... we recognize this is of little comfort to the family. ... We deeply regret how profoundly this violation has affected their family.'

The teen's mother brought the phone records and the note to Scott Christy, principal of Columbine High School, who reportedly said he was "aware of the situation."

The mother claimed that Christy dismissed her by saying, "Ms. Kearney takes interest in helping kids navigate their sexuality."

The mom allegedly sent Kearney a message warning her to stop contacting her daughter, and the mother hounded the school district to take action against the teacher.

Eventually, the school district launched an investigation into the allegations and then issued a statement at its conclusion: "Obviously, the student did not meet the criteria to be considered homeless, and the staff involved in this isolated incident were addressed as part of the investigation as the proper channels in place were not followed."

The statement continued, "While we have taken every step to remove this former employee ... and prevent her from working in another educational setting ... we recognize this is of little comfort to the family. ... We deeply regret how profoundly this violation has affected their family."

Kearney reportedly quit her teaching job two years after the accusations first surfaced, and the state eventually stripped Kearney of her education license. According to the Post, the revocation document described her behavior as "grooming."

After the student turned 18 years old, she reportedly moved to Oregon with Kearney.

KCNC in its news video showed a report from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office about the teacher's interactions with the student.

The following is the sheriff's office's response Wednesday to Blaze News, which asked the agency why criminal action was not taken against the teacher.

This case was assigned to an investigator and has been investigated to the extent possible without the permission or involvement of the juvenile (now an adult) involved in the matter. The case remains open, with the intent to investigate further if the potential victim decides to participate in the investigative process at any point in the future. At this time, we do not have sufficient evidence to pursue criminal charges in this case. Should new information become available, or the potential victim chooses to engage in the investigative process, we will reassess the situation accordingly.

McCormick stated, "It's really scary to think there are schools and teachers and administrators that are working behind your back and not in the best interest of your child."

The school district told KCNC that it now has policies in place that ensure this type of situation never happens again.

When asked if the school district would have acted differently if Kearney were a male teacher, McCormick responded without hesitation: "Oh, absolutely."

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Ex-student who impregnated teacher at 13, now an adult, wants her sexual assault charges dropped: 'I started everything'



An alleged sexual assault victim — who reportedly was only 13 years old when he impregnated his teacher during an illicit relationship — has come forward to call for the child sex crimes charges against the New Jersey woman to be dropped, according to a report.

The Daily Mail said it spoke to the former student — who is now an adult — and noted that he indicated that criminal charges against his former teacher should be dropped.

'I love her with all my heart. She was there for me and my family.'

"They need to drop all charges," the alleged victim said. "I wasn't groomed or raped or manipulated by her. She never initiated anything. I started everything."

He continued, "If it was up to me, she wouldn't have been in jail. It's been six or seven years. I'm 19, about to be 20."

His former teacher — 34-year-old Laura Caron — delivered a baby in 2019.

Caron is a fifth-grade teacher at Middle Township Elementary School, which is located in the community of Cape May Court House on the southernmost tip of New Jersey.

Caron taught the alleged victim and his brother, according to police.

As Blaze News reported last month, the purported victim's mother allegedly became friends with Caron. The mother let the boys and their sister stay at the teacher's house so she could take them to school.

An affidavit states that the children's father "explained that it began with 1 or 2 nights a week and eventually the children stayed with Caron permanently, from 2016 to 2020."

During Caron's first court appearance last month, the judge reportedly described Caron as a "resource family parent" for the children.

The sister of the alleged victim reportedly told investigators that the children would sleep in a shared room on the second floor of the teacher's house. However, the sister reportedly noticed that her brother sometimes was in Caron's bed the next morning.

WPVI-TV reported that the sister would see Caron enter the bathroom when the alleged victim was showering and lock the door behind her.

The alleged victim's brother told investigators that he witnessed Caron sexually assaulting his brother at a time when the two believed he was asleep.

'This stuff is so deep. Like the world has no idea what she has done for my family.'

According to court documents, the sister told investigators that she believed her brother was about 11 years old when suspicious incidents began happening.

However, the alleged victim in the Daily Mail interview rejected any suggestion that the purported sexual abuse happened when he was 11 years old and described the accusations as "crazy."

Caron delivered her baby in 2019 — when the alleged victim was 13 years old and she was 28.

Police launched an investigation into the teacher after the alleged victim's father reportedly made an eyebrow-raising post on Facebook in December 2024. The alleged victim's father pointed out that there was an uncanny similarity in appearance between himself, his son, and the newborn baby.

Caron was arrested on Jan. 15 and charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, and endangering the welfare of a child.

She faces more than 10 years in jail if convicted.

The legal age of consent in New Jersey is 16 years old. However, it is illegal for teachers or anyone with a “duty of care” over children to have sex with minors of any age, according to Prevent Child Abuse New Jersey.

Part of Caron's bail conditions include having no contact with her baby's alleged father.

The alleged victim recently told the Daily Mail that the court order has been "a lot" for him.

"I can't talk to them. I wish I could, but I can't, and it sucks," he stated.

The teen said the issues started with his father's Facebook post and that he is now estranged from his dad.

"This stuff is so deep. Like the world has no idea what she has done for my family," he said. "I love her with all my heart. She was there for me and my family."

Middle Township School District Superintendent Dr. David Salvo stated, "When the district was first advised of the allegations, the staff member was immediately placed on and continues to be on paid administrative leave."

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