Jun
2010
Tucson Teacher Arrested For Inappropriate Relationship With 16-Year-Old Student
A Tucson, AZ English teacher has been arrested on allegations of furnishing harmful items to a minor.
Jennifer Whiting, 32, is an English teacher at Rincon High School in Tucson, AZ, and she has been arrested on allegations of furnishing harmful items to a minor. As to what those materials were, it is alleged that she furnished a 16-year-old male student with naked photos of herself via text message.
The police were alerted to situation after the father of the teenager contacted them with concerns that his son was having an inappropriate relationship with Ms. Whiting. On the morning of June 25th she was arrested by the police after she left her children at home in the early morning hours to have a rendezvous with the teen. Child Protective Services were alerted to the situation regarding her kids after Ms. Whiting was taken to the Pima County Jail.
She has been charged with a Class 4 Felony.
You would think I would be getting used to these stories after the number I’ve written. And I have actually tried to cut down on the number I report on because they are just depressing, but leaving your minor children alone at home so you can go meet a 16-year-old? I guess they will never cease to amaze me.
Check out all of the teacher sex scandals of 2009 I covered, as well as the growing list of teacher sex scandals of 2010.
