Bad Bad Teacher

(09/22/08 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Sheral Lee Smith, 37, a teacher at Summit School, a private school, in Jackson, Mississippi has been arrested and charged with statutory rape and transfer of a controlled substance.

Smith is reportedly charged with the statutory rape of a 14-year-old male student.

The crime is alleged to have taken place at Smith’s home. The charge alleging the transfer of a controlled substances is predicated on a belief that Smith gave the boy some type of “pill”, reportedly Xanax.

Smith was arrested on September 17th and was released on $50,000 bail two days later.

09/23/08 – Additional Info

Sheral Lee Smith says that the allegations against her are false and that the boy was a friend of her son.

Smith says that her husband coached the boy in soccer and that he has been to the Smith home many times.

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(10/27/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Andrea L. Billingsley, 31, a former teaching aide who worked with students with behavioral issues at West Jordan Middle School in West Jordan, Utah has reportedly been arrested on suspicion of having sexual relations with two 15-year-old male students.

Reportedly, Billingsley was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail on two counts of felony sodomy, three counts of sexual abuse and 2 counts distribution of harmful materials to minors.

It is alleged that Billingsley picked the boys up and took them to a secluded location where she showed them explicit materials and engaged in sexual acts with them with the alleged incident occurring sometime near July 20, 2009.

Billingsley came to the attention of police who were contacted by school officials who had heard rumors of the alleged incident from students.

Reportedly, Billingsley who worked at the school 17 hours a week between August 2008 and May 2009 was not asked to return to the school this school year because money for her position was unavailable.

10/29/09 – Case Update

Andrea Billingsley has been officially charged in West Jordan’s 3rd District Court with five felony counts including two counts of forcible sodomy and three counts of forcible sexual abuse.

(10/29/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Stephen Brian Turner, 43, a journalism, television production and digital design teacher at Fernandina Beach High School in Fernandina Beach, Florida has reportedly been arrested on allegations unlawful sexual activity with a minor in what authorities described as a two-year relationship with the 17-year-old female student.

Turner is reportedly charged with unlawful sexual activity with a minor, child abuse, showing obscene material to a minor, providing alcohol to a person younger than 21 and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Detectives obtained and executed search and arrest warrants on Wednesday and discovered that Turner had cleaned and abandoned his Fernandina Beach residence. Investigators found Turner at his parents’ house in Jacksonville on Thursday and arrested him with the assistance of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

The alleged victim has reportedly told investigators that the relationship started two years ago and that the two began a sexual relationship a year ago and that during the relationship that he bought her a cell phone and jewelry.

Turner was booked into the Duval County jail and ordered held on $260,010 bond.

A school system spokesperson indicated that Turner was suspended from work with pay on October 12 after the school and district were made aware of the investigation and that Turner was suspended without pay on October 22nd.