Kristin Michal Sims, 33, English teacher & assistant drill team director at Wylie High School, Wylie ISD, Wylie, Texas, "improper relationship with one of her students" Dallas Morning News: Wylie teacher arrested on suspicion of improper relationship with student (Dec 19 2013) A Wylie teacher was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of having an improper relationship between an educator and a student. Kristin Michal Sims, 33, was booked into the Collin County jail on the second-degree felony. She was released early Thursday morning on $25,000 bond. Wylie Police said they were alerted to the case early Wednesday morning. Sims was taken into custody at Wylie High School at about noon. Tags:
WFAA: Wylie High School teacher arrested for improper relationship with student (Dec 19 2013) Kristin Sims, 33, was taken into custody at noon while working at the school. Sgt. Donna Valdepena, a police spokeswoman, said the department was notified that morning of the alleged offense and began investigating. The Collin County Child Advocacy Center aided police in the investigation. Sims posted $25,000 bond and resigned her position as an English teacher. According to Valdepena, the investigation began at 7:30 a.m. They collected a 17-year-old boy's phone as well as the teacher's. She's been at Wylie High School for four years. Neighbors say she and her husband were undergoing marital problems. KHOU: Wylie High School teacher arrested for improper relationship with student (Dec 19 2013)
NBC DFW: Wylie Teacher Arrested for Improper Relationship with Student (Dec 19 2013) According to the arrest affidavit, in a forensic interview, the victim told investigators that he and [Kristin] Sims had a short sexual relationship between November and December 2013, adding that the two engaged in sexual acts and intercourse between three and four times. The first incident, according to the victim, happened on a Sunday. He said Sims left a door unlocked at Wylie High School, where the two met in her classroom and began having sex. In the affidavit, he says during the following encounters, he and Sims would meet up during the teacher's lunch periods to have sex on blankets and pillows that she kept at the school. The victim maintained that all of the sexual encounters between the two happened on school grounds in Sims' classroom. Wylie Police tell NBC 5 the initial victim outcry was substantiated when investigators seized both the victim's cell phone and that of Sims. The affidavit says the phones showed "several texts and pictures that appear to have been exchanged between the student and the teacher". 12 News Now: North Texas teacher arrested for improper relationship with student (Dec 19 2013) KCEN TV: North Texas Teacher Arrested for Improper Relationship with Student (Dec 19 2013)
Headlines & Global News: Wylie High School Teacher, Kristin Sims, Arrested For Relationship With 17-Year-Old Student (Dec 19 2013) According to police spokeswoman Sgt. Donna Valdepena, authorities were notified that morning of the possible relationship and launched an investigation, which was assisted by the Collin County Child Advocacy Center ... Sims, who was an English teacher at the school, immediately resigned from her position and is being held on $25,000 bail in Collin County Jail.
My Fox DFW: Wylie ISD teacher arrested for improper relationship (Dec 19 2013) Police arrested Kristin Sims, 33, on Wednesday after receiving and investigating a tip about relationship with 17-year-old male student. Sims was the assistant director of the drill team at Wylie High School in Collin County. District officials said Sims has resigned and is no longer with the district ... An arrest warrant affidavit said Sims and the student had sex on three or four occasions in the teacher's classroom. The first time was on a Sunday and others were during the teacher's lunch breaks, according to the victim. Police searched the victim's cell phone and found multiple texts and photos exchanged between the Sims and student. Sims posted bond and is currently out of jail.
CBS DFW Local: Wylie Teacher Arrested For Alleged Improper Student Relationship (Dec 19 2013) A 17-year old student told an adult on campus that he had been having sex with his English teacher, including encounters in her classroom. Authorities received information regarding an alleged offense early Wednesday morning ... According to a released affidavit, the student told investigators he and Sims performed sexual acts on as many as four times.
KHOU: North Texas teacher charged with improper relationship with student (Dec 19 2013) Kristin Sims, 33, was taken into custody at noon while working at the school. Sgt. Donna Valdepena, a police spokeswoman, said the department was notified that morning of the alleged offense and began investigating. The Collin County Child Advocacy Center aided police in the investigation. Sims posted $25,000 bond and resigned her position as an English teacher. According to Valdepena, the investigation began at 7:30 a.m. They collected a 17-year-old boy's phone as well as the teacher's. She's been at Wylie High School for four years. Neighbors say she and her husband were undergoing marital problems. "They're known for being the couple that yells at each other a lot," said neighbor Jessica Woodworth.
