By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2024-10-23 21:01:55 | Updated at 2024-10-23 23:25:41
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A Texas teacher was seen grinning in her mugshot after her arrest for allegedly having a sexual relationship with her former student.
Angela Barnes, 45, a teacher at Carroll Middle School in Southlake, was taken into custody after officials received a tip that she was having a sexual relationship with the 15-year-old boy.
Officials with Keller Public Safety and the school said that the relationship had occurred off-campus between June and July of this year.
The Keller Police Department began its investigation in late September and soon charged Barnes with the sexual assault of a child and an improper relationship between an educator and a student.
As of now, officials believe that there are no other victims. Barnes is currently being held at Keller Regional Jail.
Angela Barnes, 45, a teacher at Carroll Middle School in Southlake, was taken into custody after officials received a tip that she was having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old student
She has since been placed on leave by the Carroll Independent School District.
The district released a statement noting that it working with police and child protective services as they investigate.
'The safety and security of all students is always our top priority and any allegations of adult misconduct are addressed promptly and reported immediately to the proper authorities, the statement said.
'There are no further details to share at this time as the investigation continues.
Barnes has since been placed on leave by the Carroll Independent School District. Pictured: Carroll Middle School
Michelle Solis, 46, of California , was sentenced to four years in prison for sending explicit pictures and having unlawful underage sex with the 14-year-old in a locked classroom
The arrest comes two weeks after a 14-year-old boy revealed how badly traumatized he was after his 46-year-old teacher locked him in a classroom and raped him during his eighth-grade graduation day.
Michelle Solis left the victim 'traumatized with feelings of isolation' after the sex attack at Sycamore Middle School in Gridley, California, in 2021.
Solis, a married mother, admitted the rape and was jailed for four years in July. Her victim has now filed a civil lawsuit against Gridley County School District for failing to stop the attack.
'It's (been) a roller coaster of emotions for the victim,' attorney Mark Boskovich told The Sacramento Bee.
The mother of two, who was arrested last November, had carefully built a close friendship with the child under the guise of helping him with his homework between 2020 and 2021.
