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Twisted teacher, 36, arrested after ‘sending preteen student sexual messages’ during remote learning class
A SICKO teacher has been arrested for allegedly sending explicit sexual texts to her young student.
The elementary school maths teacher was busted by police as she was allegedly driving to pick to victim up from his home after a day of virtual learning.
Sydnee Graf, 36, allegedly sent the boy, who was under the age of 12, the repulsive and explicit messages that included that she wanted to “taste” him.
Court documents reveal the twisted teacher had allegedly messaged the victim to make plans to meet up after school hours to carry out sexual acts.
Authorities said snapshots and video recordings of the disturbing conversation captured the alleged predator’s face and name displayed in the top left corner of the computer screen.
Following her arrest, Graf allegedly admitted to sending the vile messages but pleaded not guilty at her arraignment.
She has been charged with procuring and promoting use of a minor by electronic means.
Graf’s bail was set at $100,000, which she posted.
She is now reportedly on house arrest and is prohibited from using social media.
Smyrna Elementary School in Louisville, Kentucky issued a statement which revealed Graf had been moved into a non-student role as the investigation was underway.
“Following JCPS protocols, the staff members will be reassigned and will not have contact with students during the investigation,” principal Amanda Cooper said.
“Because this is an active investigation, I cannot disclose anything more. We know situations like this can cause anxiety for students and families.”
Graf is due back in court on January 26.
It comes after a married art teacher allegedly had sex with a teenage student on his graduation night after writing hand-written love letters to him for years.
Nicole Hernandez – also known as Nikki Baird – is set to face a trial by jury after a judge determined there to be enough evidence in the case on Tuesday.
She was arrested in May on four felony counts for unlawful relations with a 17-year-old.
The 30-year-old former teacher from Kansas allegedly began abusing the teenager when he was a sophomore in high school, according to KSNW News.
Police documents say Baird groomed, manipulated and “isolated” the student from friends and family over a number of months before turning the relationship sexual in early 2024.
Suspicions began to surface during the prior academic year when another teacher at the Wichita High School alerted Principal Kristina Murray that Baird had been spending “excessive time” with the student.
In court documents obtained by The Wichita Eagle, another administrator took control of the report, however no investigation was carried out.
The complaints lay unnoticed for more than 12 months.
A probe into Baird began on May 19, after an officer from the Exploited and Missing Child Unit was tipped off by a social media post.
When made aware of the police investigation, Principal Murray admitted to cops that Baird had “gotten too close” to the student.
Court documents reportedly show the sick teacher admitted to “crossing boundaries”.
She allegedly told Murray nothing more than an emotional relationship had taken place, claiming the continued contact began after the student had graduated.
Baird later walked back this claim, allegedly clarifying the relationship began when he was still a senior.
Court records have since alleged the sickening abuse occurred before the teen’s final school day.
The student – who is now an adult – told police Baird had been his middle school art teacher before again teaching him at high school.
