IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. — A teacher at West Iredell High School is accused of sending a nude image and sexually explicit video of herself to a student, the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reports.
The sheriff's office said it received the report on Sept. 22 and said an investigation was immediately launched.
Officials said they located the victim and conducted numerous witness interviews, processed cellular telephones and executed search warrants for the suspects’ social media accounts.
The victim was identified as a former student of West Iredell High School who was a student of the suspect as an underclassman, deputies report. The victim was enrolled as an online high school student during the time of the incident.
On Tuesday, Oct. 4 the teacher was arrested and taken to the Iredell County Detention Center where she was served with two felony counts of felony dissemination of obscenity.
According to the school district, the teacher has been suspended with pay pending an investigation by the Iredell County Sheriff's Office.
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