Lincoln's Mistake
2014-09-13 07:18:22 UTC
An English teacher in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has been fired
from her job after allegedly engaging in a sexual relationship
with a 16-year-old male student.
Ashley Dowden, 41, has been charged with computer-aided
solicitation of a juvenile, indecent behavior with juveniles,
and carnal knowledge of juveniles, stemming from an alleged
relationship with the student between May and June of this year.
The boy's parents contacted the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's
Office on August 12 after allegedly discovering inappropriate
text messages on his cell phone, WAFB TV reports.
According to the probable cause report, the parents cross
referenced the number and discovered that it belonged to a
teacher at his school.
After they questioned the teen about the messages, he admitted
that he was involved in an inappropriate relationship with
Dowden.
The boy is not a student at Riverdale Christian Academy, where
Dowden has taught the last two years, He told deputies he had
sex with her on the campus.
Deputies recovered nude photos of the suspect, as well as
sexually explicit text messages before they questioned Dowden on
Aug. 21.
At first, Dowden denied the allegations she had sex with a
student. Deputies said that changed when they informed her of
the content that had been downloaded from the teen's phone.
She allegedly admitted having sex with the victim as well as
exchanging nude photos and sexually explicit messages with him,
NOLA.com reports.
She was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison and
released a few hours later after posting a $15,000 bond.
Five days after Dowden was charged for her alleged sexual
relationship with a minor, she was accused of having a sexual
relationship with an 18-year-old student at Riverdale Christian
Academy.
Because the student was of legal age, Dowden was charged with
prohibited sexual conduct between an educator and student, a
misdemeanor.
She allegedly met up with the student during lunch breaks for
sex, Casey Rayborn-Hicks, a spokesperson for the East Baton
Rouge Sheriff's Office, told NOLA.com.
After the charges were filed, the school fired Dowden. According
to a bio on the school's website that has been removed, she has
been married for 10 years.
The Rev. Preston Thompson, pastor of Redeemer Baptist Church,
which is affiliated with Riverdale Christian Academy, said that
when Dowden was hired, there were no red flags raised during the
vetting process, the Baton Rouge Advocate reports.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/31/ashley-
dowden_n_5738560.html?cps=gravity
from her job after allegedly engaging in a sexual relationship
with a 16-year-old male student.
Ashley Dowden, 41, has been charged with computer-aided
solicitation of a juvenile, indecent behavior with juveniles,
and carnal knowledge of juveniles, stemming from an alleged
relationship with the student between May and June of this year.
The boy's parents contacted the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's
Office on August 12 after allegedly discovering inappropriate
text messages on his cell phone, WAFB TV reports.
According to the probable cause report, the parents cross
referenced the number and discovered that it belonged to a
teacher at his school.
After they questioned the teen about the messages, he admitted
that he was involved in an inappropriate relationship with
Dowden.
The boy is not a student at Riverdale Christian Academy, where
Dowden has taught the last two years, He told deputies he had
sex with her on the campus.
Deputies recovered nude photos of the suspect, as well as
sexually explicit text messages before they questioned Dowden on
Aug. 21.
At first, Dowden denied the allegations she had sex with a
student. Deputies said that changed when they informed her of
the content that had been downloaded from the teen's phone.
She allegedly admitted having sex with the victim as well as
exchanging nude photos and sexually explicit messages with him,
NOLA.com reports.
She was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison and
released a few hours later after posting a $15,000 bond.
Five days after Dowden was charged for her alleged sexual
relationship with a minor, she was accused of having a sexual
relationship with an 18-year-old student at Riverdale Christian
Academy.
Because the student was of legal age, Dowden was charged with
prohibited sexual conduct between an educator and student, a
misdemeanor.
She allegedly met up with the student during lunch breaks for
sex, Casey Rayborn-Hicks, a spokesperson for the East Baton
Rouge Sheriff's Office, told NOLA.com.
After the charges were filed, the school fired Dowden. According
to a bio on the school's website that has been removed, she has
been married for 10 years.
The Rev. Preston Thompson, pastor of Redeemer Baptist Church,
which is affiliated with Riverdale Christian Academy, said that
when Dowden was hired, there were no red flags raised during the
vetting process, the Baton Rouge Advocate reports.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/31/ashley-
dowden_n_5738560.html?cps=gravity