A case against Baylee Turner was dismissed after she and the student she was accused of sexually assaulting got married. Jasper C
Sexual assault case dropped against Missouri teacher after she marries student
Missouri prosecutors dismissed their case against a former high school teacher accused of sexually assaulting her student after the two recently got married, a report said.
Baylee Turner, 26, had been facing a charge of sexual contact with a student by a teacher after allegedly admitting to police she had sex with the student at her home in January 2019.
But with the potential application of spousal privilege — as a result of her marriage to the student in the case — prosecutors dropped the charge against Turner, the Joplin Globe reported.
Nate Dally, an assistant prosecutor in the case, told the newspaper that the state would have a hard time prosecuting Turner without the ability to compel the student to testify.
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It’s unclear when the two tied the knot. Court documents also didn’t provide the age of the student, the report said.
Turner resigned from Sarcoxie High School after her February 2019 arrest. She has since surrendered her teaching license.
And no I’m not using this parallel to excuse his actions. But to demonstrate the double standard.
