Texas teacher slept with student who she saw as ‘little brother’: Cops
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A high school student teacher in Texas allegedly admitted having sex with a male student whom she thought of as a “little brother,” authorities allege.
Darian Christine Rogers, 22, met the boy at a grocery store where they both worked prior to her job at Rouse High School in Leander, Texas, KTBC reported.
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Rogers, who began working at the high school as a student teacher in January, was reported to authorities in April by another student who claimed she had “personal knowledge” of a staffer in a sexual relationship with a minor, according to court paperwork seen by the outlet.
She also claimed Rogers was “engaging in sexual relationships with several of her co-workers,” who were also allegedly students in the district.
The student then provided a voicemail from a woman – identified as Rogers by Williamson County Sheriff’s Office – where she allegedly admitted to sending explicit photos to a 17-year-old boy.
The alleged victim denied the relationship to police until text messages found on his phone allegedly showed him and Rogers discussing the Plan B contraceptive pill.
Rogers initially insisted they were not having sex, even telling police their relationship was that of a “big sister and little brother.”
However, she was arrested after cops confronted her with the text evidence.
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Rogers allegedly admitted the pair only had sex “one time” in his truck in a parking lot near the grocery store where they both worked, the affidavit read.
Rogers allegedly warned the student via text to avoid “inappropriate comments” in front of school staff as she was interviewing for a position there, the affidavit noted.
Detectives also allegedly found a video of Rogers taking the Plan B pill and a screenshot of the receipt on her phone.
Another text between Rogers and a friend allegedly described a previous sexual relationship between her and another minor, who was a student in the Leander Independent School District at the time.
Rouse High School principal Vincent Hawkins sent a letter to students’ families on Friday following Rogers’ arrest.
“The individual was not a Leander ISD or Rouse High School employee and was immediately removed from campus once the district was made aware of the situation,” according to the outlet.
“Any accusations of misconduct did not happen on our campus, during school hours, or at any school-sponsored event.”
Rogers was released from Williamson County Jail on Saturday on a $20,000 bond.
She has been charged with second-degree felony improper relationship between an educator and a student, arrest records show.
She is due in court on June 4.
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