Kanesa Hopkins Arrested
Posted by: Webmaster in FE-FV, Hall of Shame, Math, Middle Schools, South Carolina
Kanesa Hopkins, a 31-year-old a 7th grade math teacher at Westview Middle School in Goose Creek, SC has been arrested on allegations of criminal sexual misconduct with a then 14-year-old female student during 2003 and 2004.
Hopkins has been a teacher at the school for 8 years and is the 2007 Westview Middle School’s “Teacher of the Year”, so selected by her fellow teachers.
In addition to being the girl’s 7th grade teacher Hopkins was also her Sunday school teacher and the student and teacher started writing letters to each other in 2001 and became close. By December, 2002 church officials had begun expressing concern about the amount of time the two spent together. Investigators say the relationship turned sexual in January, 2003 and continued until October, 2004.
Hopkins who was arrested Monday has been placed on paid administrative leave by the Berkeley County School District.
She is charged with two counts each of committing a lewd act upon a child under 16 and second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor in Goose Creek, SC and with one count of criminal sexual conduct with a minor in North Charleston, SC.
Following her arrest Hopkins was held at the Charleston County Detention Center on bail totaling $300,000.
08/06/08 - Guilty Plea and Sentencing
On July 17th, Kanesa Hopkins was found guilty after pleading guilty to a reduced charge of Lewd Act Upon a Minor Under 16. The original charge of Criminal Sexual Conduct With a Minor was dismissed.
As a result of her plea deal, Hopkins received a 5 year suspended sentence and 2 years probation.
A review of both the South Carolina and National Sex Offender data bases do not reveal a Kanesa Hopkins as registered, apparently meaning that she was not required to register as a sex offender.
Webmaster’s Note: This information came to us by way of a comment from a reader. That comment is available below. We have verified this information with the Charleston County Court Clerk’s web site. Our sincere thanks to our reader for updating us on this case, the conclusion of which which has apparently received zero news media coverage.
References:
Goose Creek Teacher Sex Scandal
Westview Middle School’s teacher of the year accused of sex with student
Teacher of Year accused of having sex with student
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October 7th, 2008 at 12:50 am
If I were in school today, maybe I’d have done much better in math class!
(We sure didn’t have any math teachers that young or attractive in my days)
September 17th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Webmaster, when you say “received zero news media coverage” you hit the nail on the head. I live in Goose Creek, am in law enforcement and this is the FIRST I’ve heard of this disposition. Also, she is registered with a Summerville, SC address and no indication of violating public trust at all. The registry needs to change, usefull info should be there.