TENNESSEE
State Gazette
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Dyersburg State Gazette
A 37-year-old third-grade teacher at Christ Classical Academy in Dyersburg was arrested on Tuesday on three counts of aggravated statutory rape.
Beth Scearce of Halls, Tenn. was reportedly arrested by Lauderdale County law enforcement officials on Tuesday at Christ Classical Academy and booked into the Lauderdale County Jail on the charges.
According to a court affidavit, Scearce had allegedly had sexual intercourse with two males under the age of 18. One of the victims reportedly told a law enforcement official with the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office that he had sex with Scearce on three occasions in the fall of 2012.
Christ Classical Academy Principal Janice Young stated Scearce was a third-grade teacher and she was in her second year of teaching at the school. However, she added that Scearce is now on leave. Although not naming Scearce directly as the person involved in the arrest, Young released a prepared statement about the arrest.
It reads:
“Christ Classical Academy is both surprised and shocked at the recent arrest of an employee of the Academy. Per School Board policy, the employee has been suspended without pay pending the outcome of the investigation and any subsequent criminal charges.
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