Texas Teacher Accused of Indecency with Child

(Houston, Texas) A 61-year-old teacher at Northwest Preparatory Academy, Irene Stokes, has been accused of fondling a student in a classroom. Stokes denied the allegation, saying she is prejudiced and doesn't even like to touch black children.

Stokes faces a charge of indecency with a child.

“The victim said that she was in the classroom alone with the teacher and that the teacher touched her on the outside of her clothes, on what she called her ‘private part,’ her vaginal area,” said Humble Police Department Detective J. Blanchard.

The girl said when she told her teacher to stop, Irene Stokes, 61, told her to get out of the classroom, according to court records. The girl told investigators that Stokes made her stand out in the hallway outside of the class and then refused to allow her to eat lunch or take a test.

Stokes was booked and released on $10,000 bond.