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Former Kentucky teacher pleads guilty to sex abuse charges over messages to a student

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The New York Post, the Daily Mail and TheBlaze report that Rachel Clement, 29, a former Henderson County High School teacher in Kentucky, pleaded guilty on Monday to two counts of first-degree sexual abuse and one count of tampering with physical evidence, according to the Hendersonian local publication. The outlets say the plea deal bars her from teaching in the United States again and requires her to register as a sex offender for life. They say a judge accepted the pleas, that she must have no contact with the student or his family and is barred from school district property, and that a prosecutor recommended concurrent sentences. She was accused of sending sexually explicit text messages to a student, a matter that came to light in May after a report to school officials.

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  1. Rachel Clement, 29, a former Henderson County High School teacher, pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree sexual abuse and one count of tampering with physical evidence.

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    New York Post, Daily Mail
    Far Right
    TheBlaze

  2. The plea agreement bars her from teaching in the United States again and requires her to register as a sex offender for life.

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    New York Post, Daily Mail
    Far Right
    TheBlaze

  3. She was accused of sending sexually explicit text messages to a student, and the allegations came to light in May.

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    New York Post, Daily Mail
    Far Right
    TheBlaze

  4. The judge accepted the guilty pleas under the plea agreement.

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    New York Post
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    TheBlaze

  5. Under the agreement she must have no contact with the student or his family and is barred from school district property.

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    New York Post
    Far Right
    TheBlaze

  6. A prosecutor is recommending that her sentences run concurrently, and the judge could impose consecutive sentences.

    One outletTheBlaze· Far Right

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All three right-side outlets report that the former Kentucky teacher pleaded guilty to sex abuse and tampering charges and accepted a plea deal barring her from teaching in the US, and they lead with that lifetime ban.

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    All three headlines lead with the female teacher and a lifetime ban from teaching, with the Far Right outlet TheBlaze stressing lifelong consequences in its headline.

    Female teacher caught sexting a student pleads guilty and is banned from teaching in the US for life
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  • lifetime ban from teaching in the US
  • lifelong sex offender registration
  • the teacher's sex and age
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  • TheBlazeFar Right

    Female teacher accused of sexting student pleads guilty — plea deal comes with lifelong consequences

    A former high school teacher in Kentucky accused of sending sexually explicit messages to a student pleaded guilty to sex abuse charges . The female teacher agreed to never teach again and to register as a sex offender for the rest of her life. …

    Read at TheBlaze (opens in a new tab)
  • Daily MailRight

    Female teacher will never be allowed to set foot in American classroom again after she was caught sexting 14-year-old student

    Rachel Clement, 29, was caught sexting a 14-year-old student at Kentucky's Henderson County High School in May. She has since accepted a deal that has banned her from ever teaching again.

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  • New York PostRight

    Female teacher caught sexting a student pleads guilty and is banned from teaching in the US for life

    As part of the plea agreement, Clement will never be allowed to teach within the US again and must register as a sex offender on the national sex registry for life.

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)

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    New York Post, Oct 27, 8:41 PM EDT

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  1. New York PostRightOct 27, 8:41 PM EDT
  2. Daily MailRightOct 28, 10:58 AM EDT
  3. TheBlazeFar RightOct 29, 5:55 PM EDT

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