A teacher has been arrested in the US for having sex with a student with the complicity of the girl's father

Missouri math teacher, Hayley Clifton-Cormack, 26, was accused of raping a 16-year-old student. Reports suggest other students served as “lookouts” while the act took place, including the teenager's father, who faces charges for agreeing to bond.

The incident came to light on December 7, 2023, when a classmate of the student reported the illicit relationship to the school's resource officer. Lucky High SchoolHe immediately contacted the Pulaski County Sheriff's Department.

According to the complaint, the witness showed an officer photos showing scratches on his partner's back, which he said were the result of sexual encounters with Clifton-Cormack.

According to court documents, the teacher had previously been in trouble with school administration for being “too close to students.” According to the testimony of one of the students, the teacher sought divorce due to some love problems.

On December 8, 2023, when confronted by police officers following the allegations, Clifton-Cormack He denied having any sexual relationship with the students. Although police confiscated his phone, they were unable to access its contents until a warrant was issued on December 22, at which time they found text messages proving a relationship between the teacher and the student.

The author left Missouri to visit his family on December 23rd Texas, where she was finally arrested. On January 3, 2024, officers interviewed “residents of the residence where Hayley previously resided.” MissouriShe “moved to it Texas They don't know if he is going to come back to live with his family.

Charges against him include first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, second-degree statutory rape, sexual intercourse with a female student and fourth-degree sexual abuse. His bail was set at US$250,000.

On the other hand, the boy's father, Mark Creighton, was arrested on a charge of endangering the welfare of a child. Court documents say she was aware of her son's sex with the teacher and that other students were acting as monitors. Also, it has been clarified Creighton He knew about the relationship and instead of reporting it, he covered it up, allowing the relationship to continue in his own home.

School District Superintendent Lackey R5, Kent StumbachHe promised that Clifton-Cormack has not been on school property since the allegations came to light in a report issued to ABC 17.

“The alleged misconduct is inexcusable and does not meet professional standards for district employees. “The employee has been out of the district since December 8, 2023, and we do not anticipate his return,” Staumbach wrote in a statement posted on Facebook.

The teacher had been working at the school for about a year and a half and this was her first teaching assignment. Clifton-Cormack Awaiting delivery Missouri From the Comal County Jail. Meanwhile, the boy's father is being held on US$50,000 bail. The case has created an uproar and sparked a debate about responsibility and ethical behavior within academic institutions.