Georgia Teacher Arrested for Sex with Male Student

(Columbus, Georgia) A 35-year-old math teacher at Jordan High School, Claire Richards, was arrested earlier today for allegedly engaging in sex with a 16-year-old male student.

Richards has been charged with two counts of sexual assault on a person in custody, four counts of interference with custody and seventeen counts of contributing to the deliquency of a minor.

The school district and the Columbus Police Department have been investigating reports of an inappropriate relationship between a teacher and a 16-year-old male student at Jordan High School for several weeks.

School district spokesperson Valerie Fuller said Richards has been employed by the Muscogee County School District since August 2001.

Richards was booked into custody at the Muscogee County Jail and bonded out later on $17,500. A court appearance is scheduled for December 22.