Mississippi Teacher Accused of Sex with Student

(Saltillo, Mississippi) A 31-year-old English teacher at Saltillo High School, Hope Johns, has been arrested for allegedly engaging in sex with a 16-year-old student. Johns has been charged with sexual battery.

Johns’ conduct came into question last week when her cell phone was turned over to the sheriff’s department because of some text messages that were allegedly sent to the student’s phone, according to Johnson.

“Superintendent Mike Scott asked us to look into the matter last week and that’s when we got the cell phone,” said Johnson. “After some investigating we believe there were sexual acts between Johns and the student. The same student involved in the text messaging was being tutored at her home.”

Johns was booked into custody at the Lee County Jail and later released on $25,000 bond.