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TACOMA, Wash. -- A former elementary school teacher has been charged with kidnapping a 10-year-old student and is suspected of raping him multiple times. Jennifer Rice, 37, was arrested Saturday and booked into the Pierce County Jail for investigation of kidnapping, five counts of first-degree child rape, and four counts of child molestation. On Monday she pleaded not guilty in Pierce County Superior Court to a charge of kidnapping with sexual motivation, and prosecutors said more charges will follow. Tacoma police spokesman Mark Fulghum said Rice was working as a contract teacher at McKinley Elementary School earlier this year and...

A 28-year-old Dripping Springs High School chemistry teacher was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of initiating an intimate relationship with one of her students, according to court documents. Rebecca Garrison of Austin is facing charges of indecency with a child and improper relationship between an educator and student. She is in the Hays County Jail. Both charges are second-degree felonies, which are punishable by two to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000. The student's mother told officials she became suspicious of her son's relationship with Garrison and started checking his e-mails and cell phone records, an...

Sacramento Teaching Intern Accused Of Having Sex With Student Police Think It Is Isolated Incident POSTED: 11:06 am PST February 23, 2005 UPDATED: 11:55 am PST February 23, 2005 SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A 30-year-old teaching intern has been arrested after police found her with a 16-year-old male student in her car as the woman's toddler was strapped into a car seat in the back. Margaret De Barraicua (pictured, right) and the student are believed to have been having "an ongoing consensual sexual relationship for several months," Sacramento police spokesman Sgt. Justin Risley said. The investigation began Saturday when police...