A Tennessee girl identified for volunteering at her native college is accused of utilizing social media to rearrange sexual encounters with underage boys.
Melissa Blair, 38, on Tuesday was indicted by a grand jury on 23 counts stemming from fees that she had illicit sexual encounters with 9 underage highschool boys, in keeping with a press assertion from McMinn County Sheriff Joe Man.
The encounters allegedly occurred between spring 2020 via late 2021 and concerned Blair utilizing social media to contact the boys, all college students at McMinn Central Excessive Faculty, in keeping with the sheriff's workplace. She organized conferences with the boys and exchanged gadgets with them for sexual encounters.
Blair, a resident of the jap Tennessee city of Englewood, was not a faculty worker, Lee Parkison, director of faculties for McMinn County Colleges, stated throughout a press convention Tuesday.
"She is concerned with golf equipment and issues of that nature similar to most mother and father concerned with the college," stated Parkison. He added that she "had a scholar on the college who has since transferred."
Officers talking throughout a press convention left sure particulars imprecise out of what they stated was respect to victims and the judicial course of.
The McMinn County Sheriff's Workplace grew to become concerned after getting a referral in December from the Tennessee Division of Youngsters's Providers relating to the allegations regarding Blair. The sheriff's workplace stated it swiftly launched an investigation, revealing new info and figuring out extra victims.
Days after receiving the referral, detectives with the sheriff's workplace arrived at Blair's dwelling to execute a search warrant. Blair was additionally banned from college property and faculty actions.
"This sort of case is troublesome and stunning, even to seasoned detectives," Man stated throughout the press convention.
The costs going through Blair embody 18 counts of aggravated statutory rape, 4 counts of human trafficking by patronizing prostitution and one rely of solicitation of a minor. Blair turned herself in to the McMinn County Jail on Tuesday night and her lawyer stated she is going to attempt to make the $100,000 bail, Man stated.
Blair shouldn't be at present listed as an inmate within the McMinn County Jail. Newsweek was unable to achieve Blair Tuesday night for remark.
Of the at present identified alleged victims, seven are nonetheless juveniles and two have been victimized as juveniles and have since grown to adults, in keeping with the sheriff's workplace.
"We suspect there could also be extra juvenile victims and we encourage them or their mother and father to contact us," Man stated in a press launch. "There could probably be different victims who at the moment are adults, and we additionally encourage them to contact us."
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