A 26-year-old Hailey Nichelle Clifton-Carmack high school math teacher from central Missouri was arrested in Texas after allegedly fleeing the state. The teacher is facing charges including second-degree statutory rape and sexual contact with a student. She is currently awaiting extradition back to Missouri.
Authorities said 26-year-old Hailey Nichelle Clifton-Carmack was arrested last week while visiting family near San Antonio, Texas. The Garden Ridge Police Department said in a Facebook post that she was charged with second-degree statutory rape, endangering the welfare of a child, sexual contact with a student, and fourth-degree child molestation.
Police said Clifton-Carmack was booked into a Texas county jail and is awaiting extradition back to Missouri. She is listed online as a high school math teacher in Laquey, Missouri — about 145 miles southwest of St. Louis.
Court documents allege that a witness reported a sexual relationship between Clifiton-Carmack and another student to a school resource officer, according to ABC 17 news The outlet reported that the witness was shown photographs by the victim of scratches from the alleged sexual interaction, and also heard a suspicious phone call between Clifton-Carmack and the victim.
