TN - Melissa Blair 38, accused 23 sex crimes involving 9 students @ high school, Englewood, Feb'22

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Tennessee woman accused of 23 sex crimes involving 9 students at a high school
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• ...23 charges, including 18 counts of aggravated statutory rape, four counts of human trafficking by patronizing prostitution and one count of solicitation of a minor...
• ...had sexual encounters with boys who were students at McMinn County Central High School.
• The alleged crimes occurred from early in 2020 to late 2021.
• “We suspect there may be additional juvenile victims, and we encourage them or their parents to contact us,” Guy said.

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McMinn Co. indicts woman for rape of underage HS students | wbir.com

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According to the grand jury indictment, one of the victims was reported to have been as young as 14 years old and turned 15 during a nine-month period investigators suspect the crimes happened. The other victims were reported to have been between 15 to 17 years old. Sheriff Guy said two of the victims have since turned 18.

 

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Who is Melissa Blair? Tennessee Mother Accused of Having Sex with Child's Former Schoolmates

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• She turned herself in Tuesday and was booked into the McMinn County Jail on a $100,000 bond.
• Blair Used Social Media to Contact the Boys, Exchanged Items for Sex
• Blair's Child was a Student at the School, Has Since Been Transferred
• Blair is not a school employee but was known for her volunteer work at the local school and her involvement as a booster club member.
• She has since been banned from school property and school activities.

Small-Town Tenn. Woman Charged with 18 Counts of Child Rape, Accused of Exchanging Vape Pens for Sexual Favors

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• provided her teenaged victims with gifts — including vape pens — in exchange for sexual favors.

KWTV spoke with the mother of one of the victims, who said her family's been devastated by Blair's alleged conduct. "I cannot in words describe what it feels like to be going through what we're going through right now," she said. "It is every emotion that you can imagine. And none of them happy."

 

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LIVE: McMinn County Sheriff Joe Guy holds a news conference Tuesday afternoon regarding a "large sex offense investigation involving high school students."