Female Teacher Arrested for Lewd Acts with 12-Year-Old Boy

(Buttonwillow, California) A 41-year-old language arts teacher at Buttonwillow School, Sherry Brians, was arrested yesterday on charges of engaging in lewd acts with a 12-year-old boy. The charges resulted after the boy's mother alerted the Kern County Sheriff's Office that she had found a romantic letter from Brians to the boy. Investigators believe the alleged lewd acts occurred at the school.

Brians was booked into the Kern County Jail with bail set at $100,000. Her arraignment is scheduled for tomorrow in the Shafter division of Kern County Superior Court. If convicted of the charge against her, Brians faces a minimum of three years in prison.


[Update 03/06/07]

Brians pleads no contest to reduced charges.