A teacher at a private Christian academy in Carrollton, Alabama, has been arrested and charged with having sex with a student.
Charli Jones Parker, 30, faces 11 charges of engaging in a sex act with a male student under the age of 19 years, according to prosecutors. She was arrested and booked into the Pickens County jail Monday night.
Parker faces up to 20 years in prison for each count, according to Chris McCool, the district attorney handling the case.
McCool told The Dispatch this morning that the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office began investigating the case within the past month. The alleged incidents began in Oct. 2014, according to McCool.
Authorities say the alleged crimes did not occur at Pickens Academy.
The Pickens County Sheriff’s Department declined to release arrest affidavits from the case, citing an ongoing investigation.
Records show Parker was released from the jail after posting a $110,000 bond Tuesday afternoon.
Pickens Academy serves elementary and high school students.
Brach White, the headmaster at Pickens Academy, said Parker will be suspended from her position. She is a basketball coach and elementary computer teacher at the school.
“The primary concern of Pickens Academy is the safety of our students,” White said in a statement emailed to The Dispatch. “Pickens Academy is very upset about the allegations against our employee. The employee will be suspended immediately and further action may be taken upon investigation. I request prayers for our school family and for all the families involved.”
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