Former teacher charged with having sexual relationship with boy
By The Associated Press
Posted 8:45AM on Wednesday, March 15, 2006
<p>A former middle school teacher is facing charges after being accused of having a sexual relationship with a former student.</p><p>Jennifer Nall, 28, pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Coweta County Superior Court to charges of enticing a child for indecent purposes and two counts of child molestation, Coweta County Assistant District Attorney Ray Mayer said.</p><p>Defense attorney Bill Stemberger said she pleaded not guilty Tuesday so he could collect evidence and negotiate a plea in both cases.</p><p>Nall, who taught at Heard County Middle School, also faces one count of enticing a child in Heard County where the boy lives, Heard County Assistant District Attorney Sarah Japour said.</p><p>The boy was a student in Nall's class but the alleged sexual relationship did not begin until last year when he attended high school, Stemberger said.</p><p>The boy, now 15, appears to be the only alleged victim, Japour said.</p><p>Nall was arrested and released on bond last year and went to Florida to live with her father under the condition that she not contact the boy, Stemberger said. But about three months ago, she allegedly e-mailed the boy and was sent back to jail.</p><p>Nall divorced last year and has no children, Stemberger said. She resigned her teaching position Sept. 2 after working in Heard County since August 2002, Assistant Superintendent Jerry Prince said.</p><p>___</p><p>HASH(0x1cd9b6c)</p>