9. Cornelius Smith
A teacher at Euless Junior High named Cornelius Smith was arrested for sexual assault of a child when it was discovered that his 15-year-old victim had been impregnated by him.
Smith was the victim’s speech teacher for the 2015 school year. The two began communicating privately through Kik messenger service during the holiday break that same year. In February 2016, he began to meet up with the young girl outside of school, and their relationship escalated. The victim told police Smith would pull her out of her other classes to kiss and engage in sex acts. Although Smith says they only engaged in intercourse once, the victim says Smith came to her family home many times during spring break, and they had “consensual sex” multiple times.
On June 2, 2016, the victim contacted Smith to let him know she might be pregnant, and they bought a pregnancy test to confirm. Smith told the victim he would support her if she wanted to have the baby or if she wanted to get an abortion, but he would have to move his wife and child out of the state first. Smith turned himself in to authorities and was charged with a second-degree felony of sexual assault of a child.
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