Married Oklahoma substitute teacher arrested over claims sent boy, 15, nudes and made out with him
Married Oklahoma substitute teacher, 26, is arrested after she ‘kissed boy, 15, and sent him nudes’: Husband is city police chief
- Married former substitute teacher Emma Delaney Hancock, 26, is accused of kissing and sending nude photos to a 15-year-old student
- Hancock faces two charges of soliciting sexual conduct or communication with a minor through technology
- She also faces two counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child under the age of 16
A married former substitute teacher in Oklahoma, who is also believed to be the daughter of the city’s mayor, has been accused of kissing and sending nude photos to a 15-year-old student.
According to the criminal statement, 26-year-old Emma Delaney Hancock, a former teacher in the Wellston Public School district, began texting the 15-year-old in October 2022 to send him a school assignment.
After a few weeks, the teen sent a shirtless photo of herself to Hancock via Snapchat, documents say.
Hancock replied, “are we sending half-naked pictures now?” the teen replied, “I don’t know, do I?” she then reportedly replied, “Are you trying to make me lose my job?” say the documents.
Emma Delaney Hancock, 26, a former Wellston Public School district teacher, began texting the 15-year-old in October 2022 to send him a school assignment. After a few weeks, the teen sent a shirtless photo of herself to Hancock via Snapchat, documents say
![Married Oklahoma substitute teacher arrested over claims sent boy, 15, nudes and made out with him 2 Hancock (left) is a prominent member of the community and is married to Police Chief Alfred Hancock (right)](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/1681604177_895_Married-Oklahoma-substitute-teacher-arrested-over-claims-sent-boy-15.jpg)
Hancock (left) is a prominent member of the community and is married to Police Chief Alfred Hancock (right)
The affidavit then said that Hancock and the teen began exchanging nude photos and videos of sexual acts more frequently.
Which later escalated into Hancock and the teen kissing twice while in classrooms.
Hancock is also accused of touching the teen inappropriately during the second time they kissed, the court said.
Hancock is married to the city’s police chief, Alfred Hancock, and is believed to be the daughter of Wellston mayor Paul Whitnah.
The educator faces two charges of solicitation of sexual conduct or communication with a minor through technology and two charges of lewd or indecent acts with a child under the age of 16.
![Married Oklahoma substitute teacher arrested over claims sent boy, 15, nudes and made out with him 4 Dougherty said that given Hancock's relationship with the Wellston police chief (right), the Oklahoma State Bureau (OSBI) was asked to step in to conduct the investigation into the case to avoid conflict.](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/1681604185_449_Married-Oklahoma-substitute-teacher-arrested-over-claims-sent-boy-15.jpg)
Dougherty said that given Hancock’s relationship with the Wellston police chief (right), the Oklahoma State Bureau (OSBI) was asked to step in to conduct the investigation into the case to avoid conflict.
![Married Oklahoma substitute teacher arrested over claims sent boy, 15, nudes and made out with him 6 DailyMail.com has reached out to Wellston's police chief (left) for comment, as well as the city's mayor. Alfred and Emma appear to be in love in photos posted on Instagram](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/1681604192_511_Married-Oklahoma-substitute-teacher-arrested-over-claims-sent-boy-15.jpg)
![Married Oklahoma substitute teacher arrested over claims sent boy, 15, nudes and made out with him 8 Alfred and Emma seem to be in love with photos posted on Facebook](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/1681604205_659_Married-Oklahoma-substitute-teacher-arrested-over-claims-sent-boy-15.jpg)
DailyMail.com has reached out to Wellston’s police chief (left) for comment, as well as the city’s mayor
![Married Oklahoma substitute teacher arrested over claims sent boy, 15, nudes and made out with him 10 According to the residents of the city, Hancock is also said to be the daughter of Wellston mayor Paul Whitnah (pictured).](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/1681604214_133_Married-Oklahoma-substitute-teacher-arrested-over-claims-sent-boy-15.jpg)
According to the residents of the city, Hancock is also said to be the daughter of Wellston mayor Paul Whitnah (pictured).
The 26-year-old appeared in court Thursday before putting herself in jail and posting $50,000 bail before being released, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Charlie Dougherty said.
Dougherty said that given Hancock’s relationship with the Wellston police chief, the Oklahoma State Bureau (OSBI) was asked to step in to conduct the investigation into the case to avoid conflict.
The affidavit also said that at one point the 15-year-old told his friend about the relationship with Hancock.
When the other student asked Hancock if this was true, she initially denied it, but then admitted it was true, according to the affidavit.
![Married Oklahoma substitute teacher arrested over claims sent boy, 15, nudes and made out with him 12 Hancock and her husband appear in several social media couple shots and seem to share a daughter. It is still unclear whether they have more children](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/1681604224_613_Married-Oklahoma-substitute-teacher-arrested-over-claims-sent-boy-15.jpg)
Hancock and her husband appear in several social media couple shots and seem to share a daughter. It is still unclear whether they have more children
![Married Oklahoma substitute teacher arrested over claims sent boy, 15, nudes and made out with him 14 The 26-year-old appeared in court Thursday before putting herself in jail and posting $50,000 bail before being released, Lincoln County Sheriff's Office Charlie Dougherty said](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/1681604235_150_Married-Oklahoma-substitute-teacher-arrested-over-claims-sent-boy-15.jpg)
The 26-year-old appeared in court Thursday before putting herself in jail and posting $50,000 bail before being released, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Charlie Dougherty said
![Married Oklahoma substitute teacher arrested over claims sent boy, 15, nudes and made out with him 16 Hancock's relationship with the teen is said to have escalated as the two kissed twice while in Wellston High School classrooms.](https://nybreaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/1681604240_510_Married-Oklahoma-substitute-teacher-arrested-over-claims-sent-boy-15.jpg)
Hancock’s relationship with the teen is said to have escalated as the two kissed twice while in Wellston High School classrooms.
She allegedly told the student it would “do nothing because they wouldn’t get caught.”
Residents in Wellston told News 9 that Hancock is the daughter of Mayor Paul Whitnah. DailyMail.com has reached out to Whitnah and the police chief for comment, but did not immediately receive a response to the request.
Wellston Public Schools superintendent Mike Franz told the outlet that as soon as the district learned of the allegations in November, Hancock was removed from the call list and banned from campus.
The district notified authorities and cooperated with the investigation, Franz said.