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28-year-old teacher has been arrested for allegedly having séx with a
16-year-old high student after police say she gave birth to a baby he
had fathered.
Laura Elizabeth Whitehurst was taken into custody just before 9pm Monday after being questioned at her Redlands home.
The
28-year-old, who teaches 10th-grade English at Citrus Valley High
School, faces a charge of unlawful séxual intercoursé with a minor. She
was released from jail after posting $25,000 Monday night.
According
to the Redlands Police Department, Whitehurst's underage lover was 16
years old during their year-long relationship, which allegedly started
last summer.
The
mother of the alleged victim, who is now 17 years ago, somehow became
aware of the affair between her son and his teacher and notified the
Redlands United School District, which in turn contacted police.
The 28-year-old woman gave birth to a child June 18, and police say her former student is the father.
Since her arrest Monday evening, Whitehurst had been placed on administrative leave.
‘Nothing
is as important to us as the safety of our students and the District
takes this arrest very seriously. We are fully cooperating with police
in their investigation of this matter,’ Assistant School Superintendent
Sabine Robertson-Phillips said.
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