Louisiana teacher, 32, is arrested 'for sexting a 15-year-old student, telling him to take his virginity and fondle him in the car while her BABY was there'
- Tatum Hatch was arrested for claiming she was grooming a 15-year-old
- He is said to have sexted him and demanded his virginity
- Accused of groping the youth in a car while her baby was inside
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A 32-year-old Louisiana high school teacher sexted a 15-year-old boy and told him she wanted to take his virginity, then molested him while she sat in her car with her baby, prosecutors allege.
Tatum Hatch, a former teacher at West Monroe High School, was arrested following an investigation that began Dec. 15 when officers with the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office were tipped off to an inappropriate student-teacher relationship.
Hatch – among several lurid allegations – allegedly came to her victim's home and put him in her car, where she is accused of touching his genitals with her son in the car.
Authorities then contacted the father of the 15-year-old male student, who confronted his son.
The son allegedly told his father that his relationship with Hatch had lasted a year and a half.
Tatum Hatch, 32, a former teacher at West Monroe High School, was arrested following an investigation that began Dec. 15 when officers with the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office were tipped off to an inappropriate student-teacher relationship
Hatch also serves as a photographer and can be seen in an image from her professional Facebook page
Officers met with the 15-year-old victim and monitored his cell phone, finding an Instagram message thread they had recorded.
In the wire, Hatch told the child she wanted them to have sex, and told him to come through her bedroom window.
Hatch is also accused of sending naked selfies to the victim in the so-called 'Vanish Mode', where the photos eventually disappear.
Police later discovered more messages in which Hatch asked the victim about their eventual sexual conquest.
The 15-year-old told Hatch he was scared, to which Hatch responded that she was scared too.
Hatch then told the victim that she was afraid he would find someone else to take his virginity.
Police continued to find conversations between the victim and Hatch over several months.
After obtaining a search warrant for the Instagram posts, authorities found a nude photo of the teacher.
It is alleged that – among several lurid allegations – Hatch came to her victim's home and put him in her car, where she is accused of touching his genitals with her baby in the car.
One of their conversations even took place during a post-dismissal school party, where Hatch allegedly tried to get the boy to sit with her.
Police took Hatch in for questioning on December 16, a day after they were tipped off about her alleged behavior.
Hatch declined to answer several questions about what she sent to her alleged victim, fearing she would lose her children.
She did admit to speaking to the victim via Instagram messages.
Authorities later learned that Hatch allegedly gave the victim between $500 and $600 after she became afraid of a rumor she heard about the boy.
The local school board confirmed Thursday that Hatch resigned on Dec. 26. She had been on administrative leave since December 15.
Hatch was arrested Wednesday on charges of computer-assisted enticement of a minor.
She was released after posting $10,000 bail. Her next court appearance is scheduled for Friday.