A Missouri father has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child after allegedly allowing his 16-year-old son to have a sexual relationship with his high school teacher. The 26-year-old teacher, Hailey Clifton-Carmack, faces charges of statutory rape, endangering the welfare of a child, sexual contact with a student, and child molestation. The father reportedly knew about the relationship and allowed it to happen, even using other students as lookouts. Clifton-Carmack was arrested in Texas after fleeing Missouri, and both she and the father are facing serious legal consequences if convicted.
A Missouri high school math teacher, Hailey Clifton-Carmack, has been charged with statutory rape for allegedly having sex with a 16-year-old student while other students served as "lookouts," with the boy's father also facing a felony charge for condoning the relationship. Clifton-Carmack, 26, was arrested in Texas after fleeing Missouri to avoid arrest warrants. The teacher, a recently divorced mother of two, faces multiple charges, while the boy's father, Mark Creighton, was also arrested for endangering the welfare of a child and allegedly allowing the illicit relationship to continue.
Casey McGrath, a Tennessee high school teacher who was previously recognized as "teacher of the month," has been charged with aggravated statutory rape following an investigation into her inappropriate physical contact with an underage student. McGrath, 28, was suspended and later not rehired by Central High School. She was arrested and released on bond, with her arraignment scheduled for September 6. The teacher, who had also worked at another school, had emphasized building relationships with students and believing in their capabilities. Aggravated statutory rape is a class D felony punishable by two to 12 years in prison.
Jennifer Cecil, a volunteer at an undisclosed school in Cole County, Missouri, has been charged with first-degree sexual abuse, two counts of second-degree statutory rape, and having sexual contact with a student. The victim, a teenager, reported the incidents to the Cole County Sheriff's Office, stating that the relationship was initiated by Cecil and that they primarily communicated through Instagram using "vanish mode" to make messages disappear. The probable cause statement also mentions the exchange of sexually explicit images. Cecil allegedly confessed to the assaults when confronted by the victim's parents.
A dormitory fire at Mahdia Secondary School in Guyana killed 19 students and injured several others. The fire was set by a 14-year-old female student after her cellphone was confiscated when her affair with an older man was revealed. The suspect is expected to be released from the hospital this week and will be held in juvenile detention. Most of the victims were Indigenous girls from remote communities near Mahdia. The police are expected to arrest the man she was in a relationship with for statutory rape. Guyana has accepted help from the US and other countries that volunteered to send forensic experts to assist with DNA identification.
A student who was upset at having her mobile phone confiscated after she was discovered to be having an affair with an older man allegedly sparked a deadly blaze that ripped through the dormitory of a girls’ boarding school in Guyana, killing 19 people. The man allegedly involved in a relationship with the student is expected to face charges for statutory rape. The youngest person killed was the dormitory caretaker’s five-year-old son. President Irfaan Ali declared three days of national mourning.
Tracy Vanderhulst, a former "teacher of the year" in California, has been arrested and charged with statutory rape for allegedly having sex with a 16-year-old student at Yucaipa High School, where she worked as a math teacher since 2013. The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department is investigating the case and believes there may be additional victims. Vanderhulst's bail was set at $30,000.
Steven Tyler is facing a sexual abuse lawsuit filed by Julia Misley, who claims Tyler initiated sex with her when she was just sixteen. Tyler's legal team is now claiming that because he had legal custody over the then-minor, this gives him "immunity or qualified immunity to Defendant as caregiver and/or guardian." He also claims Misley consented to their three-year sexual relationship, which is not only legally impossible as a minor but a poor defense for denying long-term harm. Misley is suing Tyler for sexual battery, sexual assault, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
