Sex charges dropped against ex- teacher after she marries student
The charge against a former southwest Missouri teacher for having alleged sexual contact with a student has been dismissed because she and the student have married, prosecutors said.
Baylee A. Turner, 26, was taken into custody in February 2019 with having sexual contact with a male student while she was in her first year of teaching English at Sarcoxie High School.
Nate Dally, an assistant Jasper County prosecutor, said the charge was dismissed because the marriage means the former student can no longer be compelled to testify against Turner, which makes prosecuting the case difficult, The Joplin Globe reported.
Turner has surrendered her state teaching license, which was the prosecutor's main concern, Dally said.
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