School nurse accused of having sex 'at least 12 times' with teenage student
A school nurse has been accused of having sex "at least 12 times" with a teenage student.
Candice Elizabeth Johnson, 26, from Kennett, Missouri, US, was arrested on February 1 and faces two counts of second-degree statutory rape and two counts of sexual contact with a student.
Kennett Police Department confirmed they received a tip-off, which alleged the nurse had been having a sexual relationship with the pupil.
Officers spoke to the victim who said their relationship had started in October 2022 after they initially exchanged explicit photos with each other.
Police said the nurse and victim allegedly had 12 sexual encounters during their time together.
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The student told cops some of the encounters happened in the school nurses room, according to police.
Authorities said the pupil did not want to confirm the relationship when asked by his headteacher and assistant as “he did not want to get Johnson into any trouble”.
The student told police of the alleged relationshipBut on February 1, a police officer spoke with the victim's mum who said told her the pair spoke about "having a future together" and would often spend time with each together.
Candice was arrested yesterday and set with a $40,000 (£32,000) bond.
She is also required to have no contact with any child under 17.
The incident comes just months after a former high school teacher, who was forced to resign for having an affair with a student, is now "lawfully married" to the pupil.
Thomas Blake Tucker, 25, from Alabama, was working at East Limestone High School, Athens, when he had sexual relations with a student under the age of 19.
He was charged on September 16 and released on a $30,000 (£24,500) bail with strict restrictions ordering Tucker to have no contact or communication with the former pupil.
Whilst out on bail, Tucker attended an emergency school board meeting on October 25 where he offered his resignation.
However, the former teacher defied his strict bail conditions and decided to get married to the former pupil on November 8 last year.
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Court documents revealed the student, who is unnamed, is now "lawfully married" to the former high school teacher as he bid to overturn bail restrictions stopping the pair from communicating.
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