A Missouri teacher is accused of raping multiple students and offering them alcohol, drugs and money to keep them quiet, authorities announced Wednesday.
Carissa Jane Smith, 30, used her long-term substitute teaching job at Dixon Middle School and paraprofessional role at Dixon High School to groom underage boys, the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office said this week. In a statement after her arrest, she claimed:
The Pulaski County Sheriff's Office filed a probable cause statement for suspect Carissa Jane Smith of Dixon, Missouri.
Posted by Pulaski County Sheriff's Department above Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Multiple victims reported that Smith, who is married with children, “gave students money, marijuana, and alcohol in exchange for sex or permission to perform oral sex,” police said. did.
The alleged crimes took place at Dixon's home as well as at various locations including “gravel roads and the side of the road.”
One victim told police she was in middle school when Smith first asked her for sex and started sending her nude photos on Snapchat, and another victim said Smith told her he had ejaculated inside her. He claimed that he forced him to do so.
accused when he complained to her that what she allegedly did was “messed up.” document obtained by daily mail Smith said he offered him more money.
In another incident, the victim said he ingested marijuana with Smith and former Dixon School District nurse Lacey Beam.
“Mr. Smith eventually dropped Mr. Beam off at his home and, since her husband was home with the children, took the boy to McDonald's,” the newspaper reported, citing court documents.
“[The victim] Mrs. Smith said she told him not to talk about it or he would get into trouble. Mrs. Smith said, “You know you're not supposed to tell anyone about this,” court documents state.
suspect encounter The scheme began in August 2023 and ran until September 2024. Even after she left the school district the month before. new york post Reported.
In a letter sent home to parents obtained by the report, Dixon R-1 School District Superintendent Travis Bohler said the district was aware of the allegations earlier this year, but the investigation is still ongoing. He said he was unable to comment because it was inside the building.
“This is very disturbing and concerning information for everyone in our school community,” Boaler said of Smith's alleged actions, adding that the district is cooperating with law enforcement, conducting its own internal investigation and responding to the victim's complaint. He added that he was also talking to his family.
The number of victims and their exact ages are unknown.
Smith is charged with eight counts of statutory rape, one count of statutory sodomy, three counts of sexual contact with a student, two counts of sexual misconduct with a student, one count of patronizing prostitution, and two counts of child sex trafficking. two counts of hindering prosecution;
The disgraced teacher is being held in the Pulaski County Jail on $250,000 bail, the sheriff's office said.
