Bad Bad Teacher

(04/07/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Raeanna Jewell, 25, a former freshman girls basketball and softball coach at Apache Junction High School in Apache Junction, Arizona has been charged on allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a 16-year-old female student athlete.

Reportedly, Jewell was arrested on March 29. She was indicted last week on two counts of sexual conduct with a minor and luring a minor for sexual exploitation. The alleged incidents are said to have begun in December, 2008.

Jewell reportedly came to the attention of authorities when the girl’s mother regarding suspicious text messages allegedly between Jewell and her daughter.

Jewell is the second former Apache Junction High School girls basketball coach in just more than two months to be arrested for the alleged sexual abuse of a student.

Jewell replaced Jason Beck who resigned as part-time girls basketball coaching job on Jan. 13. He was arrested on February 3 on suspicion of one count each of sexual conduct with a minor and luring a minor for sexual exploitation.

Jewell has reportedly resigned from the school.

Reportedly Jewell is being held in Pinal County Jail in lieu of $750,000 bond.

04/17/09 – Case Update

Recently released court records reportedly indicate and allege that:

Jewell admitted sending flowers to the alleged victim before engaging in sex acts with the girl in the gymnasium’s restroom.

Jewell told Apache Junction Police, “I did it all”, regarding her relationship with the alleged victim.

Jewell had initially denied the sex acts and admitted only to sending the flowers
and making telephone calls to the victim.

The girl received more than 6,000 minutes of phone calls from “Coach Rae”.

Jewell and the victim had exchanged nude photographs by cell phone and that their sexual relationship began in mid-January.

07/08/09 – Case Update and Sentencing

Reportedly, Raeanna L. Jewell has admitted to allegations of having sex with a 16-year-old female student in a gym restroom at Apache Junction High School.

As a result, she was sentenced by Pinal County Superior Court Judge Boyd T. Johnson to 180 days in jail and placed on probation for 20 years.

Jewell was given credit for already spending 87 days in custody and the remaining 93 days in jail could be dropped at a December court hearing if Jewell complies with the requirements of her probation.

Kostas Kalaitzidis, a spokesman for the Pinal County Attorney’s Office, says that the last 10 years of her probation also could be dropped if she complies with all terms during the first 10-year period.

Jewell must remain drug and alcohol-free during her probation, must undergo counseling and is prohibited for life from working with minors, even as a volunteer.

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