Arkansas Educator Gets Hand Slap in Sex Case - Update

(Bentonville, Arkansas) Former Bentonville High School teacher’s aide Mandy Flynn, 33, pleaded guilty yesterday to engaging in sex with a 17-year-old special education student.

Flynn pleaded guilty because prosecutors offered her a lesser felony charge, said Bonnie Bridges, Benton County deputy prosecutor.

Benton County Circuit Court Judge Jon Comstock sentenced Flynn to 28 days of house arrest with an ankle monitor, despite prosecutors’ suggestion that Flynn serve the time in jail.

Flynn will also be required to register as a sex offender, and she will spend the next four years under probation.

Flynn resigned her teaching position when she was initially arrested.

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Arkansas Teacher's Aide Accused in Sex Case
[Previous 1/30/11 post]
(Bentonville, Arkansas) A teacher's aide at Bentonville High School, Mandy Flynn, has been arrested for allegedly engaging in sexual misconduct with a special needs student.

Mandy Flynn was accused of having inappropriate relations with one of her 17-year-old special needs students that started just before the first of the year.

Flynn faces a charge of first-degree sexual assault.