Washington. Hailey Clifton-Carmack, a female high school teacher in the US state of Missouri, has pleaded guilty to having sex with a 16-year-old student. She admitted to having sex with the student while other students kept ‘monitoring’ during school hours. Not only this, the student’s father knew about the relationship between the female teacher and his son. Instead of informing the authorities, he hid everything. Now Clifton-Carmack, a divorced mother of two children, can face up to four years in prison and will remain under house arrest until her sentencing on October 11.
The incident took place last year at Lackey High School in Missouri. The teacher was arrested in January after a student reported their illicit relationship to a school official. The student who testified also showed police a photo of the scratches left on the victim’s back by Clifton-Carmack, which allegedly occurred while they had sex in the witness’ driveway. According to the New York Post, the convicted teacher often wore revealing clothes such as low-cut shirts and tight leggings.
According to People magazine, the student who testified told Detective Sergeant Brian Gibbs that Clifton-Carmack had “openly discussed her personal life with the class.” Clifton-Carmack initially denied the relationship when questioned by detectives on December 8, 2023. However, police seized her phone and an investigation of the phone found text messages revealing her illegal relationship with the student.
The student’s father, Mark Creighton, was also arrested by police in January because he did not report the teacher’s actions to the police despite knowing about the incident. Court documents show that Creighton admitted to knowing about the sexual relationship and allowed it to continue.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : September 13, 2024, 21:52 IST