In the latest alleged teacher sex scandal, an Alabama educator is accused of having sex with a student, according to police.
Stephanie Mechelle Woods, 45, was arrested Friday by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office. Woods, of Henagar, was booked into the DeKalb County Detention Center. 4:20pm A school employee was charged Friday with having sex with a student under 19, according to law enforcement.
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office said: news release The school announced that it had received a complaint that a substitute teacher may have had an inappropriate relationship with a student.
As of Saturday, few details were available about the child sex crime charges Woods is accused of.
Law enforcement has not released details of the sexual assault allegations. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office did not say which school Woods worked at.
DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden said of the investigation into the child sex crime charges, “I would like to thank the Department of Investigation and the Board of Education for taking this case seriously.”
“Our children have a right to feel safe at school, and parents have a right to expect that, too,” Welden continued. “Our children are our top priority and we will protect them at all costs.”
There is little data on the extent of sexual abuse of minors by school personnel.
2014 report The General Accounting Office (GAO) says, “The prevalence of sexual abuse by school personnel remains unknown, in part because some cases go unreported.Furthermore, the term sexual abuse does not capture the full scope of the problem.” There is a possibility.”
The report warned of how grooming makes it harder for predatory teachers to get out.
The GAO report states, “Child sexual abuse typically refers to criminal acts that force a child to engage in sexual activity with the perpetrator, but other inappropriate acts against children may also result in sexual activity. It could lead to abuse.” “For example, although not generally a crime, an act often referred to as ‘grooming’ may be carried out by the perpetrator with the purpose of establishing a trusting relationship to facilitate future sexual activity with the child.” there is.”
US Department of Education report According to a paper published in 2004, 18% of K-12 students claimed to have experienced sexual misconduct by a teacher at some point in their schooling.
National Criminal Justice Referral Service of the Department of Justice Program report “There were 459 incidents of sexual misconduct by school employees that received media coverage in 2014,” the report said, based on data from the school. Stopping sexual abuse, misconduct and exploitation of educators organization.
There were also 96 incidents that did not involve students but were committed against minors.
of report It was found that 7% of students in grades 8 to 11 claim to have experienced physical sexual contact from school staff. 10% of students said they had been exposed to sexual misconduct, such as being shown pornography or being exposed to sexually explicit language or exhibitionism.
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