Mississippi Educator Accused of Molestation

(Senatobia, Mississippi) A 34-year-old teaching assistant formerly at Strayhorn Elementary School, Whitney Fair Mullen, has been arrested for molestation of a student.

Mullen has been charged with one count of molestation and one count of sexual battery. According to Senatobia Police Chief Steve Holts:

According to Holts, the incident occurred at Mullen’s home in 2008, when the victim was 12 years old and a student in Mullen’s class. The victim is now 18 years old.

According to Tate County School District Superintendent B.R. Jones, Mullen was last employed with the district in 2010. Jones said the school never received any reports about the incident.

Mullen was booked into custody at the Tate County Jail under a $5 million bond.