A Tennessee elementary school teacher arrested in September
2023 on charges of raping a 12-year-old boy is now facing a 23-count
indictment for grooming at least 21 more children, according to police.
Alissa McCommon, a 38-year-old married woman, was first arrested
Sept. 8 and charged with rape of a minor. However, further
investigations revealed the elementary school teacher may have been
sleeping with dozens of young boys at her school.
“Our goal in any of these investigations is to identify any
potential victims and provide medical assistance, counseling and support
for their families throughout the investigation,” Covington Police Chief Donna Turner said in a March 8 statement. “Without this vital intervention, the ripple effect of trauma can last for years with the victims and the family unit.”
Fox report: On March 5, a Tipton County grand jury handed down a 23-count indictment against McCommon “with multiple sexual misconduct offenses against minors,” the Covington Police Department said in a March 8 press release.
The Covington Police Department Criminal Investigations Division,
Tipton County Sheriff’s Office and the District Attorney’s Office worked
together to identify 21 underage “potential victims” during their criminal investigation, the press release stated.
“Detectives worked closely with the 25th Judicial District
Attorney’s Office prosecutors to present evidence in the investigation
involving five (5) victims of offenses with substantiating evidence
resulting in twenty-three (23) separate counts. The victims’ ages ranged
from 12 to 17 years of age,” police said.
New charges filed against McCommon include rape of a child, five
counts of aggravated statutory rape, four counts of sexual exploitation
by electronic means, four counts of solicitation of a minor to commit
aggravated statutory rape, two counts of statutory rape by an authority
figure, two counts of coercion of a witness, two counts of aggravated
stalking, violation of the Child Protective Act, tampering with evidence
and harassment.
The former teacher pleaded not guilty on Monday, according to WREG.
The first victim who spoke up about McCommon’s alleged abuse, a boy
who’s now 15, previously told police that while spending the night at
the suspect’s residence in 2021, he awoke to McCommon, now 38, sexually
assaulting him.
After her arrest on a child rape charge in September 2023, McCommon
was released on $250,000 bond until she was arrested again Sept. 28 and
charged with coercing, harassing and stalking the victim.
The former teacher is accused of purchasing a phone at Walmart after her initial arrest to contact the victim.
The former elementary school teacher previously suggested in phone
calls played aloud in court she may be pregnant with the boy’s child.
“I’m going to raise this baby. I can do this,” McCommon can reportedly be heard saying in the recording, according to FOX 13 Memphis.
Police are asking anyone with concerns a child may have been
victimized by McCommon to contact the Covington Police Department CID at
901-475-1261 or the Tipton County Sheriff’s Office CID at 901-475-3300.
(Article by Baxter Dmitry republished from thepeoplesvoice.tv)
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