(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.
Meanwhile, prosecutors say that the relationship between Smith and the boy existed before she began teaching at the start of the current school year and that he was not one of her students.
Smith was reportedly initially suspended from her job but was subsequently fired.
Rankin County District Attorney Michael Guest says that the case will go to a grand jury which will decide if the case goes to trial.
10/02/08 - Smith May Face More Charges
Reportedly the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department is bringing four additional counts of statutory rape against Sheral Smith alleging crimes against the same victim as the earlier charges.
10/07/08 - Initial Court Appearance
Sheral Smith, who is now facing five counts of statutory rape and one count of transferring a controlled substance made her initial court appearance today.
Rankin County Judge Kent McDaniel ordered Smith, who has already undergone two psychological evaluations, to make arrangements within 48 hours of release on bond to get psychological treatment.
Smith is prohibited from any unsupervised contact with minors as a condition of her bond.
10/08/08 - Released On Bond Again
Sheral Smith was once again released on $50,000 bond after pleading not guilty to all charges.
References:
Brandon woman accused of sex with teen out on bond (10/08/08)
Former Teacher Faces Rankin County Judge on Statutory Rape Charges (10/07/08)
Jackson Teacher Faces More Rape Charges (10/07/08)
Brandon woman may face 4 additional sex charges (10/02/08)
Former Teacher Charged With Statutory Rape (09/23/08)
Former Teacher Facing Sex Crime Charge (09/23/08)
New Summit teacher denies sex charge (09/23/08)
New Summit teacher denies sex charge (09/23/08)
Female teacher arrested on sex charges involving student (09/22/08)
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