据称,一名前康涅狄格州教师因从13岁起与一名学生发生多年性关系而被捕。
A former Connecticut teacher was arrested for allegedly having a years-long sexual relationship with a student starting when he was 13.
Ciara Picard是康涅狄格州梅里登马洛尼高中39岁前音乐教师,他被捕并被指控犯有5项二级性攻击罪,罪名是据称与一名男性学生长达多年的不适当关系。
Ciara Picard, a 39-year-old former music teacher at Maloney High School in Meriden, Connecticut, was arrested and charged with five counts of second-degree sexual assault over an alleged years-long inappropriate relationship with a male student.
根据法院文件,这种关系始于该学生13岁时,从大一开始培养行为,包括频繁沟通、礼物和16岁时前往纽约市旅行。
According to court documents, the relationship began when the student was 13, with grooming behaviors starting in his freshman year, and included frequent communications, gifts, and a trip to New York City when he was 16.
警方说她承认这段关系跨过一条线, 虽然她声称第一次发生性关系是在学生毕业后,
Police say she admitted the relationship crossed a line and was “not OK,” though she claimed their first sexual encounter occurred after the student graduated.
这位现年25岁的学生在向母亲倾诉后举报了虐待事件,皮卡尔于调查期间于八月辞职。
The student, now 25, reported the abuse after confiding in his mother, and Picard resigned in August amid the investigation.
她于12月2日自首,于12月2日发了25 000美元的保证金,并定于12月16日出庭。
She surrendered on December 2, posted a $25,000 bond, and is set to appear in court on December 16.
学校区确认与当局合作,并重申对学生安全的承诺。
The school district confirmed its cooperation with authorities and reaffirmed its commitment to student safety.