Sarah M. Raymo (Essexville, Michigan), 31, "English language arts intervention specialist" at T.L. Handy Middle School, Bay City Public Schools, Bay City, Michigan, "inappropriate conduct with a minor between the ages of 13 and 15" WNEM: Middle school teacher arrested for relationship with student (Jan 15 2014) Douglas Newcombe, Bay City Public Schools superintendent, said school officials became aware of the improper contact on Friday and immediately reported it to police ... Matthew Reyes is [Sarah] Raymo's lawyer. "They're alleging that the inappropriate relationship was both at her home in Essexville as well as the school," Reyes said. Reyes said Raymo is in the Bay County jail. He said his client entered a not-guilty plea in court. Tags:
MLive: Teacher at Bay City's T.L. Handy Middle School charged with having sex with a student (Jan 15 2014) Court records indicate a male student between the ages of 13 and 15 alleged he had a sexual relationship with [Sarah] Raymo that began in 2012 and continued into 2013. The sexual acts occurred at Raymo’s Essexville home and at the school at 601 Blend St. in Bay City, according to the teen’s statements to a forensic interviewer, court records show ... [Superintendent Douglas L.] Newcombe said that school staff on Monday became aware of possible improper contact between Raymo and a student. “We basically contacted the authorities and brought police into the matter,” Newcombe said.
ABC 12: Bay City middle school teacher suspected of having sex with student (Jan 16 2014) Sarah Raymo was formally charged Wednesday. She's suspected of having sex with a boy between 13 and 15 years old at TL Handy Middle School and at her home in Essexville.
This article also recaps a couple other local teacher-student sex cases ... MLive: Bay County prosecutor calls Bay City teacher's alleged sexual activity with student 'very disturbing' (Jan 16 2014) Bay City police began investigating [Sarah] Raymo on Monday when school officials contacted them, stating that allegations had been made that Raymo was having sex with a student. The male student subsequently told a forensic interviewer that he had sex with Raymo on multiple occasions from 2012 through 2013, when he ranged in age from 13 to 15. The sex occurred at Raymo’s Essexville home and at the school, the student alleges, according to court records.
UK Daily Mail: Married teacher, 31, 'repeatedly had sex with male student' at home and at middle school where she worked' (Jan 17 2014) Sarah Raymo, 31, of Essexville, was taken into custody Tuesday and arranged on two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. Raymo, an English teacher at T.L. Handy Middle School in Bay City, was ordered held on $250,000 cash-surety ahead of her preliminary hearing January 29. According to the criminal complaint, the educator had sex with a boy between the ages of 13 and 15 at her home and at school. Investigators believe that the illicit affair between the teacher and her underage student started in 2012 and lasted into last year.
M-Live: Trial dates set for Bay City middle school teacher accused of having sex with student (Mar 7 2014) Trial dates have been scheduled for a 31-year-old Bay City middle school teacher prosecutors say had sex with one of her male students on multiple occasions. The trial of Sarah M. Raymo is to begin with jury selection on the morning of Tuesday, April 29. A backup date of Wednesday, May 28, has also been slated.
Bay City middle school teacher charged with having sex with student sent for psychiatric evaluation A 31-year-old middle school teacher accused of having sex with one of her students is to undergo an evaluation to determine if she's psychologically fit for trial. Bay County Chief Circuit Judge Kenneth W. Schmidt on Tuesday, May 27, authorized an order to have Sarah M. Raymo sent to the Center for Forensic Psychiatry in Ypsilanti. Staff there are to gauge Raymo's competency and criminal responsibility. Raymo's defense attorney, Matthew L. Reyes, requested the order be granted. Continue reading... http://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/index.ssf/2014/05/bay_city_middle_school_teacher_3.html
Trial again adjourned for Bay City middle school teacher accused of having sexual relationship with student Jury selection in Sarah M. Raymo's trial was to begin on Wednesday, Sept. 10, before Bay County Chief Circuit Judge Kenneth W. Schmidt, but the proceeding was adjourned as attorneys need more time to negotiate. A new date has not yet been set. This is the fourth time Raymo's trial has been postponed. Continue reading... http://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/index.ssf/2014/09/trial_again_adjourned_for_bay_1.html
Bay City middle school teacher pleads guilty to having sex with underage student on multiple occasions A 32-year-old teacher has confessed in open court to having sex with ... but testified he was not entirely truthful at that time. Police arrested Raymo the night of A 32-year-old teacher has confessed in open court to having sex with a minor student on multiple occasions, an act of illicit carnality that will net her up to 15 years in prison. Sarah M. Raymo on Friday, Sept. 26, appeared before Bay County Chief Circuit Judge Kenneth W. Schmidt and pleaded guilty to two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct ... After she pleaded, Schmidt revoked her bond and ordered her held in the Bay County Jail pending her sentencing, which he scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 10. Continue reading... http://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/index.ssf/2014/09/bay_city_middle_school_teacher_4.html
Sentenced. November 10, 2014 BAY CITY, MI — Calling it a horrendous crime, a judge sentenced a 32-year-old former Bay City middle school teacher to serve at least the next seven and a half years in prison after she confessed to having sex with one of her students. Bay County Chief Circuit Judge Kenneth W. Schmidt ordered Sarah M. Raymo on Monday, Nov. 10, to serve 7 years and 6 months to 15 years in prison, with credit for 87 days served, closing a case that started in January. Schmidt sentenced Raymo using the higher end of the court's sentencing guidelines due to the nature of the case, he said. After she pleaded guilty to two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct, she knew she would spend at least 57 months behind bars. http://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/index.ssf/2014/11/judge_gives_bay_city_middle_sc.html
