TENNESSEE
Huffington Post
By Andres Jauregui
A third-grade teacher at a West Tennessee Christian school faces statutory rape charges for allegedly having sex with two boys under the age of 18.
Beth Scearce, 37, was arrested at Christ Classical Academy in Dyersburg, Tenn. on Oct. 15 after a victim told police that he had sex with her three times in the fall of 2012.
Scearce faces three counts of aggravated statutory rape, according to the State Gazette.
According to a statement from the school, where Scearce has taught for two years, the the teacher has been put on unpaid leave pending the outcome of the investigation.
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