In a bizarre development, a 26-year-old Maths teacher Hailey Nichelle Clifton-Carmack was arrested in Texas on Friday for raping her 16-year-old student. Hailey Nichelle Clifton-Carmack was arrested after she fled Missouri just days before Christmas. Hailey Nichelle Clifton-Carmack was working as a Maths teacher at a high school in Laquey for around a year-and-a-half and it was her first teaching job.
Hailey Nichelle Clifton-Carmack's relationship with the student came to the fore when a school worker who said they had been told about alleged their sexual relationship. As per US media reports, the student had told about the sexual assault by his Maths teacher to the worker. The student reportedly showcased pictures that depicted the alleged victim’s back full of scratches.
It is pertinent to mention here that Hailey Nichelle Clifton-Carmack was interrogated by the cops in December 2023 during which she denied sexual relationship with her student. As a result, the cops had seized Hailey Nichelle Clifton-Carmack's phone. On being probed, cops unearthed messages involving her and the alleged victim. Notably, Hailey Nichelle Clifton-Carmack was previously accused of being too close with her students.
Hailey Nichelle Clifton-Carmack sexual assault case
However, what raised everyone's eyebrows when it was revealed that the victim's father knew that the maths teacher was raping his son. As a result, the boy’s father has been charged for allegedly knowing about the relationship. He has been accused of using students as lookouts while his son and Clifton-Carmack allegedly had sex.
Due to this, Hailey Nichelle Clifton-Carmack has been charged with first-degree child endangerment and could face up to 10 years in prison. The victim's father allowed the teacher to visit his home and see the student. Local media reports suggest that the Police received a tip-off that Clifton-Carmack was going to meet with the student before she left for Texas. Clifton-Carmack was arrested in Garden Ridge, around four miles from San Antonio.