Autumn Leathers

Autumn Leathers is a 24-year-old Maryland English teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student. Leathers was arrested and charged with child sexual abuse, fourth-degree sexual offense, and other related charges. Officials at Mountain Ridge High School where Leathers teaches say she has been placed on leave pending termination proceedings.¹

Fast Facts

1. Name: Autumn Lee Leathers²
2. Age 24 at time of arrest¹
3. Taught English at Mountain Ridge High School in Frostburg, Maryland
4. Alleged victim is a 16-year-old student²
5. Charged with child sexual abuse, fourth degree sexual offense, perverted practice, second-degree assault²
6. Being held on $25,000 bond pending a bail review hearing²
7. 16-year-old victim says the relationship begin in the spring¹
8. All sexual contact is believed to have occurred at Leathers' home¹
9. A neighbor contacted authorities after seeing the victim leaving Leather's home several times late at night³
10. Investigators believe there may be other victims¹

Notable Similar Cases

Mary Kay Letourneau was arrested in 1997 for having a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old student. She was convicted and served several years in prison. Upon her release in 2004, Mary Kay Letourneau married the former student. The couple have two children together.⁴

Stephanie Ragusa was a Florida teacher arrested and charged with having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old student at the Tampa school where she taught. The boy was allegedly able to identify the tattoos on either side of Ragusa's groin, which would only be visible if Ragusa were in the nude.⁵

Adrienne LaFlamme was a 60-year-old science teacher at the Brevard County Juvenile Detention Center in Florida who was accused of having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student. She has been charged with twenty counts of unlawful sex with a minor.⁶

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Mountain Ridge High School | Mary Kay Letourneau | Stephanie Ragusa | Adrienne LaFlamme

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