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The Irish Sun
21 hours ago
- The Irish Sun
Pals of boy bombarded with nudes by teacher Rikki Lynn Laughlin ‘praised him for how lucky he was', classmate reveals
A CLASSMATE of a teen who was bombarded with nudes by a married teacher has shared the revolting reactions of some of their peers. Teacher Rikki Lynn Laughlin Advertisement 3 Rikki Lyn Laughlin, 26, pleaded guilty to exchanging nudes with an underage teen 3 The 26-year-old was a special needs teacher at St James High School 3 She begged the boy to come over and have sex with her while her husband was away The 26-year-old was a special needs teacher at St James High School in Missouri at the time of the crimes in 2023. She is said to have sent the 16-year-old boy barrages of explicit content via Snapchat, including naked pics and a video of herself using a sex toy. The teacher also But a Reddit user claiming to be one of the victim's classmates has revealed the appalling reaction of some fellow students upon his return. Advertisement "I go to St James and honestly this shook me to my core, knowing there was a teacher involving themselves with students I know scared me," they wrote. "What if this happened to me or my friends?" They added: "What really got to me was how people reacted. "When the student came back to school everyone started congratulating him, praising him and people on Snapchat are posting about how pretty she is and how lucky he was, that is absolutely disgusting." Advertisement Most read in The US Sun Breaking An investigation was launched into the case after a Phelps County detective tipped authorities off about a rumoured inappropriate relationship at the school. The student told cops he had been approached online by Laughlin, who sent him explicit images of herself before asking for his pics in return. Major update on teacher, 34, who had BABY with boy, 13, & was exposed when 'his dad realised he looked like her child' Laughlin reportedly asked him to delete some of the images out of fear of being caught. But while the teen deleted some of the pictures, he showed others to the cops. Advertisement He also told officers that "things progressed fast" after he was sent the Snapchat messages - and that the teacher had even kissed him in a classroom. When she allegedly invited him to have sex, he "made excuses" as he "he did not feel comfortable" - according to a probable cause statement by the Maries County Sheriff's Office. Laughlin is reported to have told cops that the student made contact first, but didn't deny the encounter had occurred. She claimed: "I was not aware he was a minor until yesterday." Advertisement The teacher was charged in October 2024 with seven alleged sex crimes - including statutory rape. She pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child and was sentenced to five years of probation. Laughlin was fired from her teaching job after she was charged. Read more on the Irish Sun Following her arrest, the school district Superintendent Tim Webster said: "The District takes these matters seriously and reported allegations to appropriate outside agencies, including law enforcement. Advertisement "We have been actively cooperating with these agencies since the initial report."
Scottish Sun
21 hours ago
- Scottish Sun
Pals of boy bombarded with nudes by teacher Rikki Lynn Laughlin ‘praised him for how lucky he was', classmate reveals
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A CLASSMATE of a teen who was bombarded with nudes by a married teacher has shared the revolting reactions of some of their peers. Teacher Rikki Lynn Laughlin was sentenced to five years of probation after pleading guilty to first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 Rikki Lyn Laughlin, 26, pleaded guilty to exchanging nudes with an underage teen 3 The 26-year-old was a special needs teacher at St James High School 3 She begged the boy to come over and have sex with her while her husband was away The 26-year-old was a special needs teacher at St James High School in Missouri at the time of the crimes in 2023. She is said to have sent the 16-year-old boy barrages of explicit content via Snapchat, including naked pics and a video of herself using a sex toy. The teacher also begged the teen to come and have sex with her while her husband was away. But a Reddit user claiming to be one of the victim's classmates has revealed the appalling reaction of some fellow students upon his return. "I go to St James and honestly this shook me to my core, knowing there was a teacher involving themselves with students I know scared me," they wrote. "What if this happened to me or my friends?" They added: "What really got to me was how people reacted. "When the student came back to school everyone started congratulating him, praising him and people on Snapchat are posting about how pretty she is and how lucky he was, that is absolutely disgusting." An investigation was launched into the case after a Phelps County detective tipped authorities off about a rumoured inappropriate relationship at the school. The student told cops he had been approached online by Laughlin, who sent him explicit images of herself before asking for his pics in return. Major update on teacher, 34, who had BABY with boy, 13, & was exposed when 'his dad realised he looked like her child' Laughlin reportedly asked him to delete some of the images out of fear of being caught. But while the teen deleted some of the pictures, he showed others to the cops. He also told officers that "things progressed fast" after he was sent the Snapchat messages - and that the teacher had even kissed him in a classroom. When she allegedly invited him to have sex, he "made excuses" as he "he did not feel comfortable" - according to a probable cause statement by the Maries County Sheriff's Office. Laughlin is reported to have told cops that the student made contact first, but didn't deny the encounter had occurred. She claimed: "I was not aware he was a minor until yesterday." The teacher was charged in October 2024 with seven alleged sex crimes - including statutory rape. She pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child and was sentenced to five years of probation. Laughlin was fired from her teaching job after she was charged. Following her arrest, the school district Superintendent Tim Webster said: "The District takes these matters seriously and reported allegations to appropriate outside agencies, including law enforcement. "We have been actively cooperating with these agencies since the initial report."
The Sun
a day ago
- The Sun
Pals of boy bombarded with nudes by teacher Rikki Lynn Laughlin ‘praised him for how lucky he was', classmate reveals
A CLASSMATE of a teen who was bombarded with nudes by a married teacher has shared the revolting reactions of some of their peers. Teacher Rikki Lynn Laughlin was sentenced to five years of probation after pleading guilty to first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. 3 3 3 The 26-year-old was a special needs teacher at St James High School in Missouri at the time of the crimes in 2023. She is said to have sent the 16-year-old boy barrages of explicit content via Snapchat, including naked pics and a video of herself using a sex toy. The teacher also begged the teen to come and have sex with her while her husband was away. But a Reddit user claiming to be one of the victim's classmates has revealed the appalling reaction of some fellow students upon his return. "I go to St James and honestly this shook me to my core, knowing there was a teacher involving themselves with students I know scared me," they wrote. "What if this happened to me or my friends?" They added: "What really got to me was how people reacted. "When the student came back to school everyone started congratulating him, praising him and people on Snapchat are posting about how pretty she is and how lucky he was, that is absolutely disgusting." An investigation was launched into the case after a Phelps County detective tipped authorities off about a rumoured inappropriate relationship at the school. The student told cops he had been approached online by Laughlin, who sent him explicit images of herself before asking for his pics in return. Major update on teacher, 34, who had BABY with boy, 13, & was exposed when 'his dad realised he looked like her child' Laughlin reportedly asked him to delete some of the images out of fear of being caught. But while the teen deleted some of the pictures, he showed others to the cops. He also told officers that "things progressed fast" after he was sent the Snapchat messages - and that the teacher had even kissed him in a classroom. When she allegedly invited him to have sex, he "made excuses" as he "he did not feel comfortable" - according to a probable cause statement by the Maries County Sheriff's Office. Laughlin is reported to have told cops that the student made contact first, but didn't deny the encounter had occurred. She claimed: "I was not aware he was a minor until yesterday." The teacher was charged in October 2024 with seven alleged sex crimes - including statutory rape. She pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child and was sentenced to five years of probation. Laughlin was fired from her teaching job after she was charged. Following her arrest, the school district Superintendent Tim Webster said: "The District takes these matters seriously and reported allegations to appropriate outside agencies, including law enforcement. "We have been actively cooperating with these agencies since the initial report."
The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- The Irish Sun
Married teacher, 26, admits bombarding pupil, 16, with nudes and trying to pressure him into having sex
A MARRIED teacher has admitted bombarding her teen pupil with nudes and pressuring him to have sex - but avoided jail. Rikki Lynn Laughlin, 26, sent Advertisement 3 Rikki Lyn Laughlin, 26, pleaded guilty to exchanging nudes with an underage teen 3 The teacher claimed she was not aware that the student was a minor 3 She begged the boy to come over and have sex with her while her husband was away Laughlin also begged the student to come over and have sex with her while her husband was away. The 26-year-old was a special needs teacher at St James High School in St James, Missouri, during the time of the crimes between September 8 and October 19. Laughlin pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of endangering the welfare of a child without sexual contact, Maries County officials first launched an investigation after a Phelps County detective tipped them off about an inappropriate relationship at the school, at the time, citing a probable cause statement by the County Sheriff's Office. Advertisement read more in news The teen then told cops that Laughlin approached him online and sent him nudes and video of herself using a dildo, before asking for images from him in return. She reportedly asked him to delete the sexually explicit content out of fear of getting into legal trouble, or of people finding out. While he did delete some of them, he showed several others to the . He told cops that "things progressed fast" after the Snapchat exchange, and that the mum-of-one had kissed him in a classroom. Advertisement Most read in The US Sun She allegedly invited him to have sex, but he "made excuses" because "he did not feel comfortable", according to a probable cause statement by the Maries County Sheriff's Office. Laughlin reportedly claimed to police that the teen made contact first - but did not deny the relationship had occured. Major update on teacher, 34, who had BABY with boy, 13, & was exposed when 'his dad realised he looked like her child' She claimed: "I was not aware he was a minor until yesterday." The former teacher was charged in October 2024 with a seven alleged sex crimes against the student - including statutory rape and possession of child pornography. Advertisement On Thursday, she pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of endangering the welfare of a child. Laughlin was sentenced to five years of probation. There full list of charges she initially faced is felony counts of possession of child pornography, tampering or attempting to tamper with a victim in a felony prosecution, statutory rape – 2nd degree, sexual exploitation of a minor, tampering with physical evidence in a felony prosecution, furnishing pornographic material to a minor, and sexual trafficking of a child – 2nd degree. After Laughlin's arrest, the school district Superintendent Tim Webster said: "The District takes these matters seriously and reported allegations to appropriate outside agencies, including law enforcement. Advertisement "We have been actively cooperating with these agencies since the initial report." She was fired from her role teaching job after being charged.
Scottish Sun
2 days ago
- Scottish Sun
Married teacher, 26, admits bombarding pupil, 16, with nudes and trying to pressure him into having sex
She wanted to boy to come over and have sex while her husband was away TEACHER PREDATOR Married teacher, 26, admits bombarding pupil, 16, with nudes and trying to pressure him into having sex Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A MARRIED teacher has admitted bombarding her teen pupil with nudes and pressuring him to have sex - but avoided jail. Rikki Lynn Laughlin, 26, sent a cache of explicit content, including naked pics and a video of herself using a sex toy, to the 16-year-old boy over Snapchat. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 Rikki Lyn Laughlin, 26, pleaded guilty to exchanging nudes with an underage teen 3 The teacher claimed she was not aware that the student was a minor 3 She begged the boy to come over and have sex with her while her husband was away Laughlin also begged the student to come over and have sex with her while her husband was away. The 26-year-old was a special needs teacher at St James High School in St James, Missouri, during the time of the crimes between September 8 and October 19. Laughlin pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of endangering the welfare of a child without sexual contact, KRCG reported. Maries County officials first launched an investigation after a Phelps County detective tipped them off about an inappropriate relationship at the school, KSDK reported at the time, citing a probable cause statement by the County Sheriff's Office. The teen then told cops that Laughlin approached him online and sent him nudes and video of herself using a dildo, before asking for images from him in return. She reportedly asked him to delete the sexually explicit content out of fear of getting into legal trouble, or of people finding out. While he did delete some of them, he showed several others to the police. He told cops that "things progressed fast" after the Snapchat exchange, and that the mum-of-one had kissed him in a classroom. She allegedly invited him to have sex, but he "made excuses" because "he did not feel comfortable", according to a probable cause statement by the Maries County Sheriff's Office. Laughlin reportedly claimed to police that the teen made contact first - but did not deny the relationship had occured. Major update on teacher, 34, who had BABY with boy, 13, & was exposed when 'his dad realised he looked like her child' She claimed: "I was not aware he was a minor until yesterday." The former teacher was charged in October 2024 with a seven alleged sex crimes against the student - including statutory rape and possession of child pornography. On Thursday, she pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of endangering the welfare of a child. Laughlin was sentenced to five years of probation. There full list of charges she initially faced is felony counts of possession of child pornography, tampering or attempting to tamper with a victim in a felony prosecution, statutory rape – 2nd degree, sexual exploitation of a minor, tampering with physical evidence in a felony prosecution, furnishing pornographic material to a minor, and sexual trafficking of a child – 2nd degree. After Laughlin's arrest, the school district Superintendent Tim Webster said: "The District takes these matters seriously and reported allegations to appropriate outside agencies, including law enforcement. "We have been actively cooperating with these agencies since the initial report." She was fired from her role teaching job after being charged.
