IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. — An Iredell County teacher who is accused of having a sexual relationship with a student is now accused of seeing the victim at her home, violating the conditions of her release.
Elizabeth Suzanne Bailey, 36, was previously charged with statutory rape and other related charges in Aug. 2022. She was given a $75,000 bond and placed on house arrest with electronic monitoring. However, the Iredell County Sheriff's Office said she's been seen with the victim at her home at least nine times since her arrest.
Bailey now faces a slew of new charges and was arrested at her home on Sep. 2 Her 27 new charges include:
- Nine misdemeanor counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor
- Nine felony counts of intimidating or interfering with a state witness
- Nine counts of felony violation of pre-trial release conditions
Bailey was issued an $800,000 secured bond on her new charges, and deputies say more may follow. She remains in custody as of writing.
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