Sheral Lee Smith
The Rankin County Sheriff’s Department today served a former schoolteacher an indictment on four counts of statutory rape. The move comes two months after she was accused of having sex with a 14-year-old.
At her initial hearing in October, Sheral Smith, 37, Brandon, pleaded not guilty to statutory rape and transfer of a controlled substance. It is not known what happened to those charges since grand jury proceedings are closed to the public.
Madison-Rankin District Attorney Michael Guest would not comment. Rankin County Sheriff Ronnie Pennington could not be reached for comment.
A previous Clarion-Ledger story reported the teen is a student at New Summit School in northeast Jackson, where Smith worked briefly. She was not the boy’s teacher, and the alleged sexual relationship occurred prior to her working there. Smith has since been fired.
Smith’s defense attorney, John Colette said the public should not rush to judge Smith before hearing all of the facts.
http://www.teachercrime.com/mississippi.html
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