Diana Swanson Farnell (Fort Mill, South Carolina), 28, English & creative writing teacher and cheerleader advisor at Union Academy Charter School, Monroe, South Carolina, "charged with having a sexual relationship with a student" WSOC TV: Police: Union Co. teacher arrested for sex with male student (Sept 12 2013) A city spokesperson said she turned herself in after a warrant for her arrest was issued on suspicion of sex offense with a student. According to the police report, [Diana] Farnell's alleged victim is a 17-year-old student. Tags:
Charlotte Observer: Union Academy teacher faces sex charge (Sept 12 2013) According to the arrest warrant, the student was a 16-year-old male, and the offense occurred over the past year. Police say they received a phone call Monday alerting them to the possible offense ... Farnell’s arrest report says she is unemployed.
WBTV: Female teacher arrested, accused of sex with student in Union Co. (Sept 12 2013) According to the Monroe Police Department, investigators received a call on Tuesday about an inappropriate relationship involving a teacher and a 16-year-old student at Union Academy Charter School. Investigators say Diana Leigh Farnell, 28, was charged with one count of sex offenses with a student after an investigation. Officers issued a warrant for her arrest on Wednesday. On Thursday, she turned herself in to the Monroe Police Department and was taken to the Union County Jail ... 28-year-old Diana Farnell was arrested and charged with one count of sex offenses with a student – a charge she confessed to, according to Pete Hovaneck – Communications Officer for the City of Monroe. He said police have gathered a lot of information against her. "They interviewed students and they interviewed Ms. Farnell and she admitted to the offense," Hovaneck said. WFMY News: Female Teacher Accused Of Sex With A Student (Sept 12 2013)
WBT: Union teacher accused of sex with student (Sept 12 2013) Diana Leigh Farnell, 28, of Fort Mill was charged with one count of sex offense with a student. Police said Farnell had sex with a 16-year-old male student. A phone call to police Tuesday launched the investigation that resulted in Farnell's arrest. City of Monroe spokesman Pete Hovanec said Farnell "admitted to the offense."