(08/19/08 - Initial BBT Report)
Allanah Benton-Wells, 42, a former teacher at Williams Elementary School in Flint, Michigan will, according to Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton, be charged today with two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a person under the age of 13.
It is alleged that Benton-Wells had sex with the sixth-grade male student on two separate occasions around Halloween of 2007. Reportedly the boy was in her class and she was supposed to be tutoring at her home.
Benton-Wells came to the attention of authorities when the student’s mother grew suspicious after she intercepted a phone call between the her son and Benton-Wells. The boy’s mother later notified school administrators and they in turn called the police.
Reportedly, the alleged victim told a fellow student that he and Benton-Wells had sex in an upstairs bedroom at the Benton-Wells residence.
Additionally, the Flint Journal reported:
Benton-Wells’ then-husband told police the student spent the night at their Flint home. He described arriving home at 2:30 in the morning to find the student sitting on the couch without a shirt on. Another time, the student was sitting on the couch with his wife who was wearing a nightgown and no bra.
He also told police that the student called at all hours of the night. The couple divorced in January.
On Monday, Allanah Benton-Wells, through her attorney, has denied the allegations. She is expected to turn herself in to police today.
Benton-Wells was placed on paid administrative leave in November, 2007. She was fired by the school system earlier this month.
If convicted of the charges she could face up to live in prison, owing to the nature of the felony offenses against a then 12-year-old victim.
Benton-Wells is divorced and the mother of 19-month-old twins.
Update: Allanah Benton-Wells Officially Charged
Allanah Benton-Wells was arraigned earlier today on two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a person under the age of 13.
08/22/08 - Pre-Trial Hearing Delayed
Allanah Benton-Wells was scheduled for a pre-trial hearing today however the judge and attorneys decided to move the hearing until August 29 because the defense has not obtained information from the prosecution, such as the police report on the case.
08/29/08 - Pre-Trial Hearing Delayed Again, Attorney Ousted
Flint District Judge Nathaniel C. Perry III rescheduled Allanah Benton-Wells’ pretrial hearing for next month after granting a prosecutor’s request to disqualify her attorney.
The prosecutor’s office argued her attorney, Michael B. Haley, had a conflict of interest because he accompanied Benton-Wells’ sister on an interview with Flint police about the allegations.
An appeal of the judge’s ruling is likely.
12/09/08 - Preliminary Hearing
The alleged victim took the witness stand today and testified that he and Allanah Benton-Wells had sex twice in October 2007.
The boy said he had been one of Benton-Wells’ students but was not at the time of the encounter because he had been suspended earlier that month and transferred to a different school.
The preliminary hearing was continued until next month.
References:
Boy testifies about sex with former Flint teacher Allanah Benton-Wells (12/09/08)
Flint teacher accused of sex with student, 12, to get new attorney (08/29/08)
Pre-trail hearing for Allanah Benton-Wells pushed back a week (08/22/08)
Elementary school sex scandal (08/19/08)
Flint ex-teacher, 42, accused of sex with boy, 12 (08/19/08)
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September 2nd, 2008 at 2:39 pm
She has a history of this kind of thing, ask Jacolbi. He is not the only young guy she has ever been with. And the bad part about it is the guys do not want to get on the stand and say they were a victim of her kind of relationship. Her husband is even is younger than her. . Younger and Younger . She likes to be in control and that what she needs. Put the family on the stand and the children and they will say she dated young for a very long time. This is so sad. There are loose links, I pray for the sake of God, that she is not guilty. But if she is… The system hurts but most of all this is not what God likes.
August 31st, 2008 at 6:17 pm
She is a good person she has worked with my lil cousin and was the best teaacher she ever had. She also teached at my school and was a good teacher. If this boy is not telling the truth I hope he knows what harm he is doing.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:13 pm
There is nothing hot about that old hag. If fact, she’s gross. The only good thing about this case is that her husband got a ‘get out of marriage free card’ because of her actions.
August 21st, 2008 at 12:45 pm
I dated her when I was 18, and she was 27. I should’ve known then that she had some issues. Guys her age just don’t cut it. She needs someone that she can control. I wish she would’ve got help before destroying that little dude’s life. Her four kids will suffer, because of her ignorance. This story makes me feel sick to my stomach. Whatever you do in the dark, will eventually come to light.
August 19th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
Disgusting Old Pig. Hope her husband takes the children from her and she gets 2,000 years in prison.
August 19th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
why is that hot? you must be a teenager.with no clue.
August 19th, 2008 at 11:32 am
That’s hot