Former Pulaski County teacher sentenced 4 years for having sexual contact with a student; will undergo 120-day program
EDITOR'S NOTE: Clifton-Carmack was also sentenced to a 120-day sex offender treatment and assessment program. She will be released on probation if she completes it successfully.
PULASKI COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ)
A former Pulaski County high school teacher who pleaded guilty in September to having sexual contact with a student was sentenced on Friday.
Hailey Clifton-Carmack -- a former teacher at Laquey High School – was sentenced to four years in prison.
She was previously charged with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, second-degree statutory rape, having sexual contact with a student, fourth-degree child molestation and seven counts of misdemeanor furnishing pornographic material to a minor.
According to court documents in previous reporting, a student reported to officials that Clifton-Carmack had a sexual relationship with a student. Clifton-Carmack had been in trouble with school administration before for “being too close with students,” court documents say.
The witness also had heard a phone call between Clifton-Carmack and the youth, court documents say. Police searched Clifton-Carmack’s phone, which included conversations between her and the victim.
Clifton-Carmack fled to Texas, was arrested and was brought back to Missouri. Previous reporting shows that Clifton-Carmack has not worked for the school since Dec. 8.
