Hailey Clifton-Carmack, a 26-year-old former highschool math instructor in Missouri, pleaded responsible to a felony cost of sexual contact with a 16-year-old pupil. She admitted to having intercourse with the scholar whereas different college students served as “lookouts” throughout college hours. The scholar’s father knew concerning the relationship between the instructor and his son. As an alternative of reporting it to authorities, he coated it up.
Clifton-Carmack, a divorced mom of two, faces as much as 4 years in jail and can stay below home arrest till her sentencing on Oct. 11. The incident occurred at Laquey Excessive Faculty in Missouri final yr.
The instructor was arrested in January after a pupil witness reported their illicit relationship to a college useful resource officer. The scholar witness additionally confirmed police a photograph of scratches Clifton-Carmack left on the sufferer’s again, which had been allegedly triggered throughout a sexual encounter within the witness’ driveway.
The instructor additionally typically wore revealing clothes, reminiscent of low-cut tops and tight leggings, in line with the New York Submit.
Moreover, the scholar witness informed Detective Sergeant Bryan Gibbs in a possible trigger assertion that Clifton-Carmack “had brazenly mentioned her private life with the category,” in line with Individuals.
Clifton-Carmack initially denied the connection when she was questioned by detectives on December 8, 2023. Nonetheless, police seized her telephone and found textual content messages revealing her inappropriate relationship with the scholar.
The scholar’s father, Mark Creighton, was additionally arrested in January for allegedly failing to report the instructor’s actions after being knowledgeable by one other witness. Court docket paperwork reveal Creighton admitted to realizing concerning the sexual relationship and permitting it to proceed.
Prosecutors mentioned Creighton “was conscious of the connection between her minor son and the 26-year-old instructor, however selected to cowl it up and permit the connection to proceed.”
Creighton additionally reportedly informed a witness that he would lie on his son’s behalf if vital.
