Missouri Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sex Charges - Update

Jessica Low
(Joplin, Missouri)

Thirty-three-year-old Jessica Low, a former communication arts teacher, pleaded guilty Monday to statutory rape and having sexual contact with a student. Under a plea deal, Low’s prison time would be no more than five years in prison.

Sentencing was set for July 20.

Reportedly, Low sent dozens of nude images of herself to one student and engaged in sex with a second boy.

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Missouri Teacher Accused of Sending Inappropriate Pics to Students
[Previous 5/29/14 post]
(Joplin, Missouri) Based upon a tip to the Southwest Missouri Cyber Crime Task Force, a 32-year-old teacher at Joplin High School, Jessica Low, has been accused of sending inappropriate pictures to students.

Officers arrested Low Wednesday at the Joplin High School 9-10 center.

Low is being held in the Joplin Municipal Jail on probable cause charges of 2nd degree Statutory Sodomy and d Furnishing Pornography to a Minor. The case was forwarded to the Jasper County Prosecutor for review.

Details on arrest and booking are unavailable.