Laura Michelle Gallegos, 38, teacher's aide, Shasta High School, Redding, CA

Laura Michelle Gallegos has been arrested for allegedly engaging in sex with with a member of the Orland High School wrestling team, including in the stands during a state wrestling meet in Bakersfield. She is also accused of having exchanges of sexually explicit text messages with another juvenile male on the wrestling team.

Evidently one of the students mothers was checking his cell phone, and he admitted he was sexting the teacher's aide. A police investigation ensued. Gallegos was the mother of a wrestler at an unidentified school.

Update June 14 2011:  Her trial is set to begin Nov 14.

Update Feb 18 2012: Laura Michelle Gallegos changed her plea to guilty, to one felony count of arranging a meeting with a minor with the purpose of committing lewd acts. She was facing a trial beginning Feb 21. As part of the deal, 9 felony charges were dismissed. She faces up to 4 years in prison.

Meagan Gordon, 22, substitute teacher, Sussex Technical High School, Georgetown DE

Meagan Gordon was charged for allegedly showing nude photos of herself to a 15-year-old student. The student's mother had filed a complaint with school officials because she suspected that her son was text messaging with a teacher at the school. Allegedly the student swiped the teacher's cell phone, and went to the restroom to view the photos on her phone. The teacher of course had nude photos of herself on the phone (who doesn't?). No word on what the student did to himself while in the restroom. After finishing up in the lavatory (I really hope he washed his hands), the student returned the phone. Later on in class, the teacher again allowed the student to check out the pictures of her goodies, and they exchanged cell phone numbers, etc.

Michelle Preston, 27, psychology teacher, Shawnee Mission West High School, Overland Park KS

Michelle Preston was arrested and charged with having sexual relations with three students.

Preston was involved in a serious one-car crash in Miami County immediately after the criminal inquiry began earlier this year. She had to be airlifted to the hospital.  Mail Online is reporting that the car crash was an attempted suicide.

Personally I hope that she can recover from this tragic situation.  If she is found guilty, I doubt her sentence will be too severe.  It will be difficult for her, but hopefully she can rebuild her life, she is so young, and has many (good) years left...

2011-10-04 credit KMBC.com

2011-10-04 credit KMBC.com

2011-10-04 credit KMBC.com

Nadia Christine Diaz, 24, Substitute teacher, Washington Union High School, Fresno CA

Nadia Christine Diaz was arrested, accused of being in a sexual relationship with a 14 year old male student. Her attorney denies all allegations made against her, and says the arrest was made based on nothing but school rumors.

Two incidents were alleged to have taken place in 2009. Nadia Diaz was recently married, and was known as Nadia Foth then.

Nadia is due in court next week.

Update Oct 13 2011: No charges have been filed against Nadia Christine Diaz, and her arrest has left her life in limbo. Bail has been lifted.

Ashley Lynn Raines, 32, 5th grade teacher, Richland School, Lawrenceburg TN

Ashley Lynn Raines has been arrested and charged with the aggravated statutory rape of a 17 year old girl, according to Pulaski police.

Kathryn Roach, 24, Religious Education teacher, high school, Bolton England

Over in England, Kathryn Roach is in big trouble. She has admitted to sending a series of sexually-explicit text messages to a 14 year old boy, which left the boy in 'no doubt of what she would like to do, or what she wanted him to do to her'. No sexual activity ever took place. Sentencing will be on Oct 31.

Sherri Baffa, 36, Math teacher, Sullivan East High School, Bluff City TN

Sherri Baffa has been arrested on seven counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. The police received an initial report of the alleged crimes in May of this year. Evidence includes explicit photos of an adult female and juvenile male, dated 2007. Police identified the victim as 16-years-old at the time of the alleged offenses. Allegedly the indictment describes seven different incidents that allegedly took place in February 2007.

The indictments against Baffa allege she, “did unlawfully, knowingly and feloniously promote, employ, use, assist, transport or permit a minor to participate in the performance of, or in the production of, acts or material which includes the minor engaging in sexual activity.”

She is expected in back court on September 30.

Update Dec 5 2011:  Evidently the photos that allegedly show the teacher having sex with a 16 year old male were provided to police by the teacher's former husband.  The student is denying that it is him in the photos.  And Sherri Baffa is denying that she had any type of sexual relationship with the boy, implying the pictures were photoshopped or something.  The case was reset for Feb 15.

Update Feb 16 2012: Sheeri Baffa appeared in court briefly, and the case was again reset to Apr 27 at the request of Sullivan County Assistant Public Defender Andrew Gibbons.

This case is starting to smell fishy to me. The EX-Husband finds the pictures 4 years later? Either the pictures are real, or they were photoshopped. An expert could settle this matter in one day. Five months since the arrest, and no one knows if the evidence is real or not? Why are the authorities in Johnson County taking months and months on this? Is there any other evidence?

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