A reasonably math trainer from Missouri has been arrested in Texas and accused of getting an inappropriate relationship with a 16-year-old highschool pupil.
Hailey Nichelle Clifton-Carmack, 26, from Waynesville, close to St. Louis, was arrested by the Backyard Ridge Police Division on Friday in Comal County.
The sexual assaults are alleged to have taken place in Missouri’s Pulaski County, about 800 miles away from the place she was apprehended by cops.
In an additional twist to the case, the teenage boy’s father has additionally been charged with endangering the welfare of a kid after it was claimed he knew that his son was in a relationship with the educator.
Courtroom paperwork state that the teenager and trainer had intercourse throughout college and used different college students as ‘lookouts,’ in line with KRCG.
Hailey Nichelle Clifton-Carmack, 26, a Missouri highschool trainer accused of getting intercourse with a pupil, was arrested in Texas on Friday
The teenage boy’s father, Mark Creighton, is accused of figuring out concerning the relationship however failing to report it. He has been charged with endangering the welfare of a kid
In response to court docket information, the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Division was contacted by the Laquey college useful resource officer who reported the connection to the police.
A pupil got here ahead and confirmed images of his classmate with scratches on his again to legislation enforcement.
The teenager stated the scratches have been from Clifton-Carmack – who has two younger daughters and was not too long ago divorced – after having intercourse with the trainer within the classmate’s driveway.
Detectives visited the college district on December 8 to talk with the trainer and took her telephone however till police received a warrant to unlock it, they have been unable to see any incriminating messages.
On the time, Clifton-Carmack denied having any form of relationship with any college students outdoors of faculty.
After getting a warrant, police discovered textual content messages that associated to the alleged relationship with the 16-year-old boy.
Police have been knowledgeable of the alleged relationship between Hailey Clifton-Carmack, 26, and a pupil after a classmate got here ahead and confirmed pictures of the teenager’s scratches
The trainer is alleged to have been warned up to now about getting ‘too near college students’
The trainer is alleged to have had intercourse on the college grounds. Pictured, Laquey Excessive College in Laquey, Missouri
The coed who got here ahead to report the connection stated the trainer is ‘too pleasant with college students and generally will costume inappropriately at college.’
In response to court docket paperwork, Clifton-Carmack would usually put on ‘tight or low-cut shirts’ to point out off her ‘headlights.’
She would additionally put on tight leggings that ‘exhibit her physique,’ and would usually be reprimanded by the college’s administration for being ‘too shut with college students.’
Clifton-Carmack left Missouri to go to Texas to go to household round December 23 and had not returned as of January 3.
Clifton-Carmack was arrested on Friday after fleeing Missouri for Texas.
The trainer within the Laquey R5 college district was arrested ‘with out incident’ and booked into the Comal County Jail. She was charged with sexual contact with a pupil, statutory rape within the second diploma, endangering the welfare of a kid, and little one molestation / being greater than 4 years older than a sufferer underneath the age of 17.
The boy’s father, Mark Creighton, was arrested in Missouri and charged with endangering the welfare of a kid
The teenage boy’s father could can be dealing with fees after it was alleged he knew of his son’s alleged relationship with the academics.
‘[Mark] Creighton knew of the connection of his minor little one and the 26-year-old trainer and as an alternative of reporting the knowledge, he continued to cowl for them and allowed the connection to proceed’ and ‘even allowed Hailey to return over to his residence and see the sufferer whereas he was current,’ court docket paperwork state.
He was arrested in Missouri and charged with endangering the welfare of a kid. Mark Creighton has been instructed to haven’t any contact with Clifton-Carmack.
These fees are punishable by three to 10 years in jail.
‘We’ve been made conscious of felony fees being filed towards an worker for alleged misconduct,’ Laquey R-5 College District Superintendent Kent Stoumbaugh stated.
‘We perceive that fees usually are not the identical as a conviction and the worker is to be thought-about harmless till confirmed responsible. We should stress, nonetheless, that the alleged misconduct is inexcusable and doesn’t meet the skilled requirements for district staff.
‘The district took fast motion as soon as we have been conscious of this example. An investigation is ongoing. The worker has not been within the district since December 8, 2023, and we don’t anticipate her return. We try to make sure that each particular person is handled with respect, kindness and equity, so that every one really feel secure, safe and welcomed in our faculties.’
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