As of: February 7, 2024, 2:27 p.m
By: Julia Stanton
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A teacher in the USA abused three of her students.
Now 24-year-old Cassidy K. faces over 30 years in prison.
Des Moines – A newly married teacher from the US state of Iowa has confessed to sexually abusing young students.
The scandal became known in October 2023.
On Monday (February 5th), 24-year-old Cassidy K. confessed to her actions.
Teacher admits sexual abuse and display of pornographic material
The young teacher admitted in court that she showed a 13-year-old student pornographic material and “touched his genitals” after school.
She also had “repeated sexual acts” with two 14-year-old students.
This comes from a press release from the Carroll County Sheriff's Office.
K. now faces up to 33 years in prison.
Exactly how much her sentence will be is not yet known: her sentence will be read out on March 11th.
Cassidy K. confessed to abusing three students.
© Carroll County Sheriff's Office
In the USA, crimes are generally punished more harshly than in Germany and Europe.
In January, a new method of execution was used there for the first time in 40 years.
The UN fears this is torture.
Because of the abuse scandal: Marriage ends shortly after the wedding
Actually, K. seemed to lead an ordinary life: The young teacher was a member of an athletics team for a long time and received several awards at her university for outstanding academic achievements.
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She also married her boyfriend Zachary in July 2023.
Due to the abuse scandal, the marriage ended only a short time after the marriage.
K. Husband filed for divorce when he found out about it.
K. also lost her job as a teacher due to the scandal.
She resigned herself to avoid being fired.
Another scandal recently shocked the USA: a teacher was accused of sleeping with a student.
His classmates apparently had to stand guard.
(jus)