Authorities say a school nurse is facing charges for having a sexual relationship with a student.
KENNETT, Mo. - Authorities in Missouri say a school nurse is facing charges for having a sexual relationship with a student.reports that 26-year-old Candice Elizabeth Johnson was arrested on Wednesday after police found evidence that she was having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old student at her place of work.
According to the Kennett Police Department, it recently received information that Johnson, who was working as a nurse at Kennett High School, had been involved sexually with a student at the school.According to authorities, the 15-year-old said the two had 12 sexual encounters and exchanged explicit photos. The student added that several of the encounters happened in Johnson’s office.
The student did not officially confess to the relationship when questioned by the school principal and assistant principal because “he did not want to get Johnson into any trouble,” according to a probable cause affidavit. Officers said the 15-year-old’s mother told them that the nurse and student had spoken about having a future together while they were hanging out.
Authorities said Johnson faces two counts of second-degree statutory rape and two counts of sexual contact with a student.
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