Berks County, Pennsylvania, educators with issues: Jean M. Kleckner, Laureldale, Pennsylvania (arrested Sept 2012) Kristy C. Risell, Birdsboro, Pennsylvania (arrested Sept 2012) Name: Kristy C. Risell, 2104 Orchard View Road, Exeter, Pennsylvania Age: 31 School: Daniel Boone Area High School, Birdsboro, Pennsylvania (Daniel Boone Area School District) Position: English teacher Victim: Boy, 15 The Mercury: Daniel Boone High School teacher charged with sex with student (Sept 13 2012) A Daniel Boone Area High School teacher has been charged with allegedly having sex with a 15-year-old male student on several occasions at her Berks County home, according to authorities. Kristy Risell, 31, of 2104 Orchard View Road, Exeter, has been charged with statutory sexual assault, institutional sexual assault, indecent assault, indecent exposure and related offenses. BCTV: Ex-Daniel Boone High School teacher is charged with sexual assault of student (Sept 13 2012) Kristy Risell, 31, had a relationship with the boy from January through April. The relationship began with text messages. Risell arranged meetings with the victim in her home at 2104 Orchard View Road, Exeter Township. In March, the defendant picked the boy up at his home and drove him to her house, where she had sex with him. A report from Exeter police prompted the investigation. The boy told detectives about the assault in an interview. ABC Local WPVI: Pa. teacher charged for sex with student, 15 (Sept 13 2012) Kristy Risell, 31, surrendered to authorities Thursday, said detectives with the Berks County district attorney's office ... Risell, a teacher with Daniel Boone since 2004, voluntarily resigned from her teaching position at Daniel Boone on Thursday, said district officials, who added that she has been on leave from her job since April. Tags:
The Morning Call: Berks County DA: Teacher charged with sexual contact with student (Sept 13 2012) According to a news release from the Berks County District Attorney's office: The district attorney's office began an investigation after receiving a complaint from Exeter police about the sexual abuse of a teen. [Kristy] Risell was a teacher at Daniel Boone High School. olice said they learned that from January through April of this year, the teen told police he had a sexual relationship with Risell. NBC Philadelphia: Berks County Teacher Accused of Sex With Student, 15 (Sept 13 2012) Prosecutors say the relationship lasted four months, starting in January when the teacher, Kristy C. Risell, 31, began texting with the male student. Risell was a teacher at Daniel Boone High School in Birdsboro, Pa. By March, Risell was picking him up at his home and bringing the victim over to her house in Exeter Township, where the two were having sex, according to a statement by the prosecutor.
ABC Local WPVI: 2nd Berks County teacher accused of sex with a minor (Sept 14 2012) 31-year-old English teacher Kristy Risell surrendered to authorities Thursday, accused of having an inappropriate relationship with the 15-year-old male student at Daniel Boone Area High School between January and April 2012. Risell, a teacher with Daniel Boone since 2004, voluntarily resigned from her teaching position at Daniel Boone on Thursday, said district officials, who added that she has been on leave from her job since April. Reading Eagle: 2 Berks teachers charged in sex assaults (Sept 14 2012) Also, former Daniel Boone High School English teacher Kristy Risell was charged with having sex with a 15-year-old male student in her home. Risell, 31, of the 2100 block of Orchard View Road, Exeter Township, was charged with institutional sexual assault, corrupting minors, indecent exposure, endangering the welfare of children and unlawful contact with a minor. She was placed on leave from Daniel Boone in late April and resigned Thursday.
Reading Eagle: Former Daniel Boone teacher gets house arrest for sex assault (July 10 2013) A former Daniel Boone High School teacher wept as she was sentenced today in Berks County Court to three months of house arrest for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old male student in her home in March 2012. Former Daniel Boone High School English teacher Kristy Risell was also sentenced by Judge John A. Boccabella to five years of probation. "I would like to apologize for my actions," Risell said. "I am very sorry to the family and the Daniel Boone School District." Risell said she did not realize the depth of her mental health issues when the act occurred. Risell, 32, ... pleaded guilty to institutional sexual assault. Under house arrest, Risell is required to wear an electronic monitoring device and remain in her home. She may leave only with permission from her probation officer.
Thanks for the update: A former Daniel Boone High School teacher wept as she was sentenced Wednesday in Berks County Court to three months of house arrest for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old male student in her home in March 2012. Kristy Risell, who taught English, also was sentenced by Judge John A. Boccabella to five years of probation. "I would like to apologize for my actions," Risell said. "I am very sorry to the family and the Daniel Boone School District." Risell, 32, of the 2100 block of Orchard View Road, Exeter Township, pleaded guilty to institutional sexual assault. She said she didn't realize ...