Thursday, July 30, 2015

Hearing set for former Webb City teacher on sex charge

A possible plea hearing for former Webb City High School vocal music teacher Carrie Njoroge is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Friday in Jasper County Circuit Court.

The hearing has been postponed on three occasions. If Njoroge does not enter a guilty plea, motions will be heard and the case will proceed toward an October 5 trial date.

Njoroge is represented by Springfield attorney Dee Wampler.

The probable cause statement says Njoroge is being charged with an after-hours sex act with an 18-year-old high school student that allegedly took place Tuesday, April 15, 2014, in her office at the school.

3 comments:

  1. does anyone seriously think they will send that pretty smile to jail.....no way

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  2. Anonymous11:31 AM

    Being he was 18 at the time I'm not sure what the charge(s) will be? I'm assuming because it was done on school grounds & she is or was his teacher, it will be along those lines? When I read cases like this I have to wonder.... If it was a male teacher & a female student, how would this play out? I'm a male asking this question & in NO way excusing her behavior! Period! What she did was WRONG!

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  3. Anonymous5:19 PM

    From looking at her charges on casenet, there is apparently a specific law regarding sexual contact between students and school employees; I would assume w/o knowing for certain that such a law was specifically enacted for those instances that fall outside of laws applicable to sexual contact between minors and adults.

    I'm not sure how I feel about such a law. I agree that it represents such an ethical violation that it should result in loss-of-job and loss-of-license. It seems unfair that, if there is an age-of-consent that is generally accepted by society and the law, she should be punished additionally by the law. The loss of job, licensure, and probably marriage/family seems appropriate and enough given the student was 18 and therefore a legal adult.

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