A Missouri math teacher who admitted to having sex with a student at school while others acted as a “lookout” has received a favorable deal from prosecutors.
Hailey Clifton-Carmack, 26, previously pleaded guilty to sexual contact with a student in exchange for dropping the other charges, including statutory rape, child abuse and child endangerment.
The teacher was arrested after police were alerted to Clifton-Carmack’s relationship with the student after a Laquey High School classmate came forward and showed photos of the teen’s scratches.
She was sentenced to four years in prison and ordered to complete a sex offender treatment program. KJLU reported.
However, the judge said he will receive updates on her progress within 90 days, and if she fares well, Clifton-Carmack could have her sentence suspended and downgraded to probation.
Hailey Clifton-Carmack (pictured), 26, was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to sexual contact with a student
Clifton-Carmack, who has two young daughters of her own, was arrested by police after a classmate came forward and showed photos of the teen’s scratches
Clifton-Carmack was arrested in early January by Garden Ridge police in Comal County, Texas.
But the sexual conduct took place in Pulaski County, Missouri, about 800 miles from where she was stopped by police.
Court documents detail how the teenage boy and the teacher had sex during school while using other students as “lookouts.” K.R.C.G.
According to court records, Pulaski County police were contacted by the Laquey school resource officer, who reported the relationship to police once the student came forward with the photos of his classmate and the scratches.
The teen said the scratches came from Clifton-Carmack after he had sex with the teacher in his classmate’s driveway.
Clifton-Carmack, who has two young daughters of her own, recently divorced because she was married to Chance Carmack, an amateur mixed martial arts fighter who had undergone basic training in the US Army.
Detectives visited the school district on December 8 to talk to the teacher and took her phone, but until police obtained a warrant to unlock the phone, they were unable to view any incriminating messages.
Court documents detail how the teenage boy and teacher had sex during school at Laquey High School (pictured) while using other students as ‘lookouts’
The teen’s father, Mark Creighton (pictured), was initially charged with endangering the welfare of a child and recently entered a guilty plea to disturbing the peace.
The teacher is recently divorced and married to Chance Carmack (right), an amateur mixed martial arts fighter and who received basic training in the US Army
Clifton-Carmack denied at the time that he had any relationships with students outside of school.
After obtaining a warrant, police found text messages related to the alleged relationship with the 16-year-old boy.
The teen’s father, Mark Creighton, is accused of knowing about the relationship but failing to report it and was initially charged with endangering the welfare of a child.
He recently pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace and is scheduled to be sentenced on November 6 KY3.