Former US teacher admits to having sex with student as young as 13

Krause worked at IKM-Manning Community Schools in Iowa. (representative picture)

A 24-year-old former teacher in the United States faces 33 years in prison after admitting to sexually assaulting a student as young as 13. new york postCassidy Kraus, who resigned from IKM Manning School after the allegations surfaced, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of third-degree sexual abuse, two counts of lewdness with a child and three counts of dissemination to a minor and Charge of displaying obscene material. Authorities say all of her charges stem from incidents in Iowa in 2022 and 2023. They involve three boys aged between 13 and 14 years old.

according to postalKrause worked at IKM-Manning Community Schools in Iowa. She resigned last August after the abuse of at least three boys first came to light. The accusations also prompted her husband, Zachary, to file for divorce.

The 24-year-old is accused of using the social media platform Snapchat to send obscene material to minors. She was also charged with sexual conduct with a minor.Klaus “deliberately spread[ed] According to the outlet, she sent “obscene content” to one boy via Snapchat between January and May 2022, and to two other boys between January and June 2023, The latter was on the eve of her wedding.

Additionally, according to the complaint, the former teacher committed lewd acts with a 13-year-old child in May 2022, “stroking or touching” him. She also sexually abused a 14-year-old boy by “performing a sexual act” between January 17 and 13, 2023.

Krause now faces up to 33 years in prison. She is scheduled to be sentenced on March 11.

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Meanwhile, last month, another former arkansas teacherPleaded guilty to having sex with a high school boy up to 30 times in the United States. Heather Hare, 33, first made headlines in 2020 when her online classes were disrupted during the pandemic and her students bid her farewell on a TV show. She was arrested in April 2023 after a 17-year-old student came forward to report repeated abuse.

The student, JR, told police he met Ms. Hale on the first day of his senior year at Bryant High School in 2021. “Hale began one-on-one counseling with the minor victim and eventually provided him with her personal information.” The Washington Post quoted Assistant U.S. Attorney John Ray White in court. “Ms. Hare told JR that she dreamed of them having sex,” the statement said.