A former teacher at Saint Mary Magdalen School in Wilmington, Delaware, has been accused of sending explicit photos to a former student. According to the New York Post, Alanis Pinion, a 24-year-old eighth-grade teacher, was arrested on Thursday by the New Castle County Police.

 According to the New Castle County Police, Pinion regularly communicated with her students on Snapchat and allegedly engaged in inappropriate behaviour by sending explicit images to one of them.

She was charged with sexual solicitation of a child, endangering the welfare of a child, and indecent exposure. Pinion was arraigned and committed to the Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution after failing to pay $46,000 cash bail.

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A spokesperson for the Saint Mary Magdalen School told NBC10 that Pinion was a part-time contractor and is no longer associated with the school.

“Earlier this week, the school was contacted by the New Castle County Police to notify us of an investigation and ultimately an arrest of a former part-time contract employee regarding allegations of an exchange of inappropriate images electronically with a former student,” the school wrote.

“The contractor had successfully completed the required background check process prior to her employment. The school, parish and our Diocese officials supported the police as they conducted their investigation. Please be assured that all of us at Saint Mary Magdalen Parish and School, along with our partners at the Diocese of Wilmington, always keep the safety of our children and youth as a primary goal,”  the school continued. 

Meanwhile, the Division of Police is worried that there might be other victims who have not yet come forward, according to their statement. Anyone with information about the investigation is urged to reach out to Detective Daniel Watson. 

Last month, a special education teacher at an intermediate school in New Jersey was arrested for an alleged sexual relationship with a student, according to authorities. 43-year-old Allison Havemann-Niedrach at Freehold Intermediate School was charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced.

A Wisconsin elementary school teacher has been accused of having an inappropriate relationship with an 11-year-old student, just 3 months before her wedding, reported CBS. St Paul resident, Madison Bergmann, 24, is now facing serious charges, including first-degree child sexual assault involving a child under the age of 13. 

The complaint, filed in St Croix County on Thursday, revealed that police were alerted to concerning behaviour at River Crest Elementary School in Hudson. The report specifically cited inappropriate conduct between Ms Bergmann and a 5th-grade student.

Authorities were provided with screenshots of text exchanges between the victim and Ms Bergmann, found by the victim’s parents. She was reportedly texting the child “daily” and telling him how much she enjoyed “making out” with him and him touching her. These encounters allegedly took place within the school premises, during lunch breaks or after school hours, as per the police reports. 

The police also found a folder inside Ms Bergmann’s bag with the victim’s name on it, containing a number of handwritten notes detailing their physical interactions. The duration of the abuse remains unclear. However, Ms Bergmann revealed that she got the child’s phone number from his mother in December, during a winter break trip to the Afton Alps. This was also the month when she got engaged to her long-time boyfriend. She was set to get married three months later, in July, reported the NY Times.

The school’s Principal Kimberly Osterhues in a message to parents, “We are shocked and disturbed by this news. Our primary concern is for the well-being of the River Crest School community and the children affected.”

Ms Bergmann was released on a $25,000 bond and has been prohibited from entering school premises or attending school events. She will next appear in court on May 30th.