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teacher accused of molesting student in car while her baby was there

the former educator also allegedly told the scared teen she didn’t want someone else to be his 'first'

by denette wilford

jan 5 2024
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a louisiana teacher allegedly sent nude photos to a student, told him she wanted to take his virginity, and fondled him while in her vehicle with her baby.
tatum hatch, 32, who taught at west monroe high school, was arrested after deputies with the ouachita parish sheriff’s office were tipped off by local authorities about a teacher and a student’s alleged inappropriate relationship.
for about a year-and-a-half, the teacher and student allegedly exchanged messages in which she suggested he sneak into her bedroom window so they could have sex, according to court documents.

last year, they met near the boy’s home where she allegedly touched the boy’s genitals while her infant was in the car, ktve reported.

the ex-educator also allegedly told the scared teen she didn’t want someone else to be his “first.”
authorities contacted the 15-year-old boy’s father, who confronted his son, according to court documents.
the boy eventually then showed investigators messages on instagram he and the teacher allegedly exchanged.
he also claimed to cops that hatch sent him nude selfies but she used a vanish mode, where the content eventually disappears.
however, a nude photo was allegedly recovered after a forensic download was done, according to the court docs.

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the teacher allegedly admitted to authorities that she spoke to the boy on social media but she didn’t fully cooperate with police because she feared she would lose her children, ktve reported.
police later learned hatch allegedly gave the victim hundreds of dollars after she heard a rumour about the boy.
hatch, who resigned from her job in late december when the probe began, faces a charge of computer-aided solicitation of a minor.
she was released after posting $10,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on friday.
denette wilford
denette wilford

denette wilford is a multimedia journalist at the toronto sun. she began her career at tv guide canada before going freelance for more than a decade, writing for huffington post, food network, etalk, hgtv, 24 hours toronto, and raptors, leafs and toronto fc magazines until landing at the sun, where aside from writing anything and everything, she also brings you your midday sun newsletter every weekday.

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