Georgia Teacher and Male Student, 17

(Milledgeville, Georgia) A 28-year-old marketing teacher at Baldwin High School, Alison Diane Ivey, was arrested yesterday for allegedly engaging in a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old male student.

Ivey has been charged with one count of sexual assault.

Ivey allegedly had sex with a 17-year-old male student at least once, according to Tom Davis, special agent in charge of the GBI [Georgia Bureau of Investigation] in Milledgeville.

"I really can't go into what we have as far as evidence in this case, but we feel like we have a very strong case against her," Davis said.

Notably, Alison Ivey's mother, Judy Ivey, is a member of the Baldwin County Board of Education. Boy, she must be embarrassed.

Alison Ivey was booked into the Baldwin County Jail and released on $25,000 bond. She has been placed on paid leave from her teaching position.


[Update 10/16/08]

Ivey, now 29, has been indicted on five counts of sexual assault for having sexual intercourse with two male students during the 2007-2008 school year.

Ivey is accused of performing oral sex on a then 17-year-old student and having sexual intercourse with him twice, said Fred Bright, district attorney for the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit.

She also is accused of having sexual intercourse with a then 18-year-old student, Bright said.

Although both students were over Georgia's age of consent, which is 16, the sexual contact was against the law, Bright said.

If convicted, Ivey faces a possible 30 years in prison for each of the five counts, Bright said.