Jul 30, 2008 5:46 pm US/Pacific
Teachers Accused Of Sending Student Explicit Texts
TURLOCK (CBS13) ―
Two former Turlock Christian School teachers have been arrested and will face criminal charges for sending sexually explicit cell phone messages to a 16-year-old female student, according to the Stanislaus County district attorney's office.
Justin Northcutt, 27, and Amy Northcutt, 26, were arrested shortly after the school year ended in June. Investigators say the married couple was sending explicit text messages and photos to arrange group sex with the underage girl.
Authorities say relatives of the student caught on before anything physical happened.
"If family members didn't jump in on time, who knows what this could have led to," said Deputy Royjinder Singh of the Stanislaus Sheriff's Department.
Staff at the school did not wish to comment directly to CBS13 cameras, but wrote a letter to parents. Superintendent Jack Mayer wrote, "This situation grieves me as I'm sure it does you. To our school, community, we ask that everyone pray for all those involved or affected."
The accused teachers are free on bail, scheduled to be back in court in August.
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