Texas Teacher Convicted in Student Sexual Abuse Case

A Texas teacher will be sitting behind bars for 2 years and will forever be registered as a sex offender for her inappropriate relationship with a student.

26-year-old Annaleigh Andrews was arrested for some seriously sick and twisted charges after her relationship with a student was exposed. Andrews was originally charged with three counts of sexual assault of a child, three counts of trafficking a child to engage in sexual conduct, and three counts of enticing a child with intent to commit a felony.

Andrews, a former teacher at McMichael Middle School, started grooming a student by connecting with them outside of school. She messaged the students on Snapchat, smoked weed with them, and even took them to her home, which the student described as a "mansion."

Andrews would instruct the students to lie to their parents about their hangouts. Instead of working on a project, like Andrews would tell the student's mother, she would sexually assault the child, according to the Nacogdoches District Attorney's Office.

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In an audacious attempt to excuse her actions, Andrews urged the court to consider her recent autism diagnosis and consider how sheltered and unprepared for the world she was due to her academic schooling.

Ultimately, she was found guilty of 7 charges and sentenced to two years, a $5,000 fine, and must be registered as a sex offender for the rest of her life. Andrews will receive three months credit for time served in jail. However, not everyone is satisfied with her punishment.

Amy Wren, assistant DA for Nacogdoches County, shared that the District Attorney's Office "respectfully disagrees" with the sentence. They believe the consequences don't match the crime.

Wren explained their stance, "The DA Office does not believe that it reflects the seriousness of the crime committed, the position of trust the defendant occupied during the commission of these offenses or the harm suffered by the victim and the victim’s family.”