Ex-teacher charged with having sex with student

WRAL ^ | July 16, 2008

[NCjim]

Autryville, N.C. — A former Hobbton Middle School teacher was charged Tuesday with having a sexual relationship with one of her former students, authorities said.

Jeannie Michelle Hodges, 39, of 12237 Dunn Road in Autryville, was charged with statutory rape, sexual offense with a student and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. She was being held in the Sampson County Detention Center under a $50,000 bond.

The Sampson County Sheriff's Office received a tip last month that a teacher had had an affair with a 15-year-old student while working at Hobbton Middle in Newton Grove. Investigators determined the relationship started toward the end of the school year and that the student had spent several nights at the teacher's house.

Authorities didn't disclose the student's gender.

Hodges left her teaching job before the end of the school year, authorities said.

"Parents and other teachers cannot help but (be) feeling betrayed by Ms. Hodges' actions," Sampson County Sheriff Jimmy Thornton said in a statement. "I hope this isolated incident doesn't undermine the public's confidence in the efforts of the other teachers and educators, who work hard to ensure our children receive a safe and sound education."

Sampson County Schools issued a statement that said Hodges had a good record as a language arts teacher at Hobbton Middle.

"Sampson County Schools is aware of the charges brought against Ms. Hodges," the statement said. "It saddens us to learn of such charges. Sampson County Schools holds its teachers to high moral and ethical standards."

[Perdogg]

[businessprofessor]

Guilty. Double the penalties if the victim is female.

[JRios1968]

Probable cause...need more evidence

[doorgunner69]

Guilty.............

[Coffee200am]

Until a better pic is produced...

Semi-guiltyish...with possibility of parole.

[sofaman]

VERY GUILTY!!!!

[colorado tanker]

How did a middle-schooler get parental permission to spend “several nights” with a teacher???

[tatsinfla]

no, i think that is definate guilty....

[gridlock]

She may be able to help herself by throwing herself on the mercy of the court...

[BOBTHENAILER]

Hook ‘er up to the solar chair.......

[ChinaThreat]

Hook ‘er up to the solar chair.......

Now that was just plain funny!!! lol!

[MHGinTN]

Parents don’t suyspect teachers of being dykes, so female students are more vulnerable to this sort of ‘sleepover’ ruse.

[The_Republican]

Lots of potential for Not Guilty verdict.

[Coffee200am]

By extrapolation using the photo given...that could result in injury to Mercy...

[DeusExMachina05]

GUILTY!

[sofaman]

hang on .. the story didn’t specify the child’s gender.

[colorado tanker]

Was the victim female?

[TexasCajun]

Send this one to Gitmo.

[BooksForTheRight.com]

When will the media start having special backgrounds and theme music on the “Public Teacher Scandal?”

[windcliff]

ping

[MHGinTN]

I plead the Sgt. Schultz defense ...

[LAforme2008]

this article says it was a male student:

CLINTON — A former Hobbton Middle School teacher arrested Tuesday is accused of having sex with a 15-year-old boy who was her student.

http://www.fayobserver.com/article?id=299356

[agere_contra]

Compared with those fug-ugly lesbians a few threads back, she is a ravishing, pouting beauty.

[Mr. K]

she might have been not-guilty 35 pounds ago

[TexasRepublic]

Oink! GUILTY!

[Robwin]

“How did a middle-schooler get parental permission to spend “several nights” with a teacher???”

Well,ah, you see, his grades weren’t what they were supposed to be, so she had offered to tutor him. Yeah, that’s it. Some very intense tutoring.

[MikeWUSAF]

You guys slay me! LOL!

I concur...guilty!

[colorado tanker]

A boy, eh? Well, that increases her chances of a light sentence.

I still can't get my brain around this. "Mom, can I stay over at Ms. Hodges' house tonight? Sure, Johnny, just remember your toothbrush and condoms." Sheesh.

[colorado tanker]

An immersion course you might say.

[WarEagle]

On a serious note, when did it become even remotely acceptable for an adult of either gender to rationalize having sex with a teenager of either gender?

I know there are males on this forum who say that sex between a teenage boy and an adult female is OK, but I still contend it is statutory rape if consensual and real rape if coerced in any way.

We need a dose of Cesar Milan - the reinstitution of rules, boundaries, and limitations in all areas of life.

[zek157]

Might not have been guilty at 29 and 40 lbs lighter.

Guilty as a June day is long now.

[Godwin1]

Could even be innocent. Need a full shot

[Hegewisch Dupa]

Very true

[allmendream]

I think innocence would require several full shots....of the HARD stuff. And even then it might be ‘case dismissed under special circumstance’ rather than innocence.

[dfwgator]

Looks like a lesbo porker to me.

[wideawake]

Could even be innocent. Need a full shot

The jowls aren't a clear enough tipoff for you?

[fso301]

[Secret Agent Man]

She’s a lesbian. Gaydar going off.

[Smokin' Joe]

We need a dose of Cesar Milan - the reinstitution of rules, boundaries, and limitations in all areas of life.

Yep.

[Secret Agent Man]

My bad, rehoming the gaydar - the article says 15 yr old boy. She just had such a sour (man hating) look on her puss when the photo was taken, kind of looked like a burly gym teacher...

[BluH2o]

Lots of potential for Not Guilty verdict.

Naaa ... definitely guilty.

[fr_freak]

Guilty. Double the penalties if the victim is female.

So...resuscitate her and kill her again?