Guilty! Terah Allyn Rawlings, Colorado Springs, Colorado (arrested Nov 2011)

TMP · Nov 17, 2011

Four persons total indicted in Hilltop Baptist School sex case:

Terah Allyn Rawlings, 32, teacher, sexual assault: Terah Allyn Rawlings, Colorado Springs, Colorado (arrested Nov 2011)

Franklin "Wayne" Knight, 63, former superintendent of Hilltop Baptist School, senior pastor of Hilltop Baptist Church , failure to report child abuse or neglect, accessory to the crime: Franklin "Wayne" Knight, Colorado Springs, Colorado (arrested Nov 2011) [failure to report, etc.]

Raymond "Allen" Knight, 57, former athletic director of Hilltop Baptist School, associate pastor of Hilltop Baptist Church, father of Terah Allyn Rawlings, failure to report child abuse or neglect: Raymond "Allen" Knight, Colorado Springs, Colorado (arrested Nov 2011) [failure to report]

Jan Ocvirk, 51, former principal of Hilltop Baptist School, failure to report child abuse or neglect: Jan Ocvirk, Colorado Springs, Colorado (arrested Nov 2011) [failure to report]

Name: Terah Allyn Rawlings

Age: 32

School: Hilltop Baptist School, Colorado Springs, Colorado (according to Wikipedia "closed in 2011 due to declining enrollment")

Position: Teacher

Victim: Male, 15

Huffington Post (17 Nov 2011): Hilltop Baptist School Teacher, Pastors, And Principal Arrested In Colo. Springs Child Sexual Assault Case (PHOTOS) Hilltop Baptist School Teacher, Pastors, And Principal Arrested In Colo. Springs Child Sexual Assault Case (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post said:

According to the indictment, the teacher, 32-year-old Terah Allyn Rawlings, has been charged with eight counts in all: four counts of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust-pattern of abuse (a class 3 felony), four counts of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust (a class 4 felony), and obscenity promotion (a class 2 misdemeanor).
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9 News (17 Nov 2011): Grand jury indicts ex-teacher for sexual assault on student

9 News said:

Terah Allyn Rawlings, 32, was indicted on Wednesday for allegedly sexually assaulting a Hilltop Baptist School student in 2007.
According to court records, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office first heard about this possible sexual assault in December 2010. After investigating, they found that a 15-year-old male victim had been sexually assaulted multiple times by a teacher in 2007 ... Franklin "Wayne" Knight, 63, Raymond "Allen Knight, 57, and Jan Ocvirk, 51, are also charged with failure to report child abuse or neglect.
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There are several more articles available but I don't have to post all them just yet. In the interim this Google News search will find the lastest articles for you:

Terah Allyn Rawlings, Hilltop Baptist School

TMP · Nov 21, 2011

KRDO (19 Jan 2011): Teacher At Hilltop Baptist Under Investigation: Sheriff Looking Into Allegations Of Possible Sexual Relationship Between Teacher, Student

KRDO said:

The teacher, who works at Hilltop Baptist Church and School near Palmer Park Blvd. and Peterson Road, has not been charged. She is alleged to have had the relationship for the past 2 1/2 years with an underage male student, starting when he was 15 years old ... Two unnamed sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told TARGET 13 that the teacher is related to one of the school’s administrators. Both sources claimed the school covered up the inappropriate relationship until a staff member, who did not have permission from the school, called the sheriff’s office.
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Denver Post (17 Nov 2011): Four indicted after female teacher allegedly sexually assaulted male student at El Paso County school

Denver Post said:

Further investigations and interviews revealed that a 15-year-old student was allegedly sexually assaulted several times in 2007. In February 2011, the school was searched and the case was presented before a grand jury. On Wednesday, Terah Allyn Rawlings, a 32-year-old teacher at the school, was arrested and later released after posting a $25,000 bond. She has been charged with four counts of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust in a pattern of abuse, four counts of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust and obscenity promotion.
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9 News (17 Nov 2011): Former teacher accused of sexually assaulting student

A former teacher is accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy, who was one of her students at the Hilltop Baptist School. Terah Rawlings, 32, is accused of assaulting the boy in 2007 ... Terah Rawlings has posted a $25,000 dollar bond since her arrest Wednesday.
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KRDO (17 Nov 2011): Four Indicted In Child Sex Assault Case

KRDO said:

32-year-old Terah Allyn Rawlings is charged with 4 counts of Sexual Assault on a Child by One in a Position of Trust-Pattern of Abuse, which is a class 3 felony. She is also charged with 4 counts of Sexual Assault on a Child by One in a Position of Trust, a class 4 felony, and Obscenity-Promotion a class 2 misdemeanor. She was arrested on November 16, 2011 and has posted a $25,000 bond ... Rawlings was a teacher at Hilltop Baptist School. She is the daughter of Raymond Allen Knight, the Associate Pastor of Hilltop Baptist Church and the former Athletic Director of Hilltop Baptist School. In addition, she is the niece of Wayne Knight, the Senior Pastor of Hilltop Baptist Church and the former Superintendent of Hilltop Baptist School.
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KRDO (17 Nov 2011): Teacher Fired For Reporting Sexual Allegations At Hilltop Baptist: Former Teacher, Coach Suing Church For Wrongful Termination

KRDO said:

A teacher who reported the alleged sexual assault of a 15-year-old boy by another teacher was fired by Hilltop Baptist School, according to court records obtained by TARGET 13. Former math teacher Laurie Sutton told detectives that teacher Terah Rawlings was having sexual relations with one of her students ... Her father, Allen Knight and her uncle, Senior Pastor Wayne Knight, were also indicted by the grand jury. Wayne Knight was arrested and charged with Failure to Report Child Abuse and Accessory to a Crime.Allen Knight and former principal, Jan Ocvrik, were arrested and charged with Failure to Report Child Abuse or Neglect ... In January school sent TARGET 13 a written statement about the allegations,” There is absolutely no evidence of any wrong doing. Both parties involved, as well as the student’s parents, agree this is absurd and deny anything inappropriate took place.”
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The Denver Channel (17 Nov 2011): Teacher, Pastors, Former Principal Arrested In Sex Assault Case

The Denver Channel said:

A teacher at Hilltop Baptist School, 32-year-old Terah Allyn Rawlings, is charged with eight counts of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust and obscenity-promotion ... According to the Grand Jury indictment, the relationship between Rawlings and the boy began in the fall of 2007 and ended when he broke it off in the summer of 2008. The two had sex for the first time in her vehicle in an apartment parking lot, according to the indictment. Sex also took place at Rawlings' home and her father's home. The boy told his friend about the encounters. He also showed his friend a photo of Rawlings where she is topless covering her nipples with her hand.
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KKTV (17 Nov 2011): Teacher, Principal, Pastors Indicted In Sex Assault Case

KKTV said:

Terah Allyn Rawlings, 32, was arrested Wednesday on four felony counts of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust-pattern of abuse and four felony counts of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust. She also received a misdemeanor charge of obscenity-promotion. Rawlings has posted a $25,000 bond. According to affidavits against all four defendants obtained by KKTV 11 News Thursday evening, Rawlings had sex with the student numerous times between fall 2007 and summer 2008. The student was a sophomore when they allegedly had sex for the first time in a vehicle parked outside an apartment complex. Subsequently the documents say they had sex in the vehicle, in Rawlings’ home, and in her father’s home.
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TMP · Nov 21, 2011

CBS Local Denver (17 Nov 2011): Teacher, Principal, Pastors Indicted In Sex Assault Case

Terah Allyn Rawlings was indicted by a grand jury on charges of luring a sophomore at Hilltop Baptist School into a sexual relationship that started in 2007 and involved multiple encounters. The El Paso County Sheriff’s office says Rawlings was arrested Wednesday on multiple felony counts. According to the sheriff’s office, the sex assault took place in 2007 and was reported in 2010.
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Colorado Springs Gazette (17 Nov 2011): Pastor, school administration accused of covering up sex abuse

Colorado Springs Gazette said:

An El Paso County grand jury on Wednesday indicted a female teacher at a now-shuttered Christian school in Colorado Springs on charges of luring a sophomore boy into a sexual relationship ... The former teacher, Terah Allyn Rawlings, 32, allegedly had sex with the then-15-year-old boy during the 2007-2008 school year and during the following summer, according to grand jury charging documents. She was charged with four counts of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust; four counts alleging a pattern of the same crime; and one count of promoting obscenity.
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Colorado Springs Gazette (18 Nov 2011): Lawsuit: Whistle-blowers fired for reporting church school abuse

UK Daily Mail (21 Nov 2011): Former Christian school teacher accused of having sex with student for over a year while her father, her uncle and former principal all covered it up

UK Daily Mail said:

A former teacher in Colorado Springs is facing up to ten years in jail after being charged with having sex with one of her teenage students–with the illegal affair covered up by her father. Terah Allyn Rawlings, 32, is alleged to have first seduced the teen half her age as they sat in her car. They continued to have sex for over a year and the relationship was common knowledge among staff at the Hilltop Baptist Church.
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The Daily Mail article is the best overview of the case to date. If you're just coming up to speed on this case (4 suspects arrested, 4 threads here and lots of articles), I would suggest you start with:

The Denver Channel (17 Nov 2011): Teacher, Pastors, Former Principal Arrested In Sex Assault Case

Colorado Springs Gazette (18 Nov 2011): Lawsuit: Whistle-blowers fired for reporting church school abuse

UK Daily Mail (21 Nov 2011): Former Christian school teacher accused of having sex with student for over a year while her father, her uncle and former principal all covered it up

TMP · Nov 21, 2011

KJCT 8 (18 Nov 2011): Church School In Abuse Case Closed Last Year

KJCT 8 said:

The church school in Colorado Springs at the center of a sex abuse case is no longer in operation. The Hilltop Baptist School closed last year after enrollment dropped from about 200 to 130 students ... The church's outreach director, Ken Bennett, told The Gazette that he thinks the congregation is "united and prayerful." He said they don't know the whole story and trust their pastor.
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Denver Post (18 Nov 2011): El Paso County teacher, 3 others charged in alleged sex-assault case

Denver Post said:

On Wednesday, Terah Allyn Rawlings, a 32-year-old teacher at the school, was arrested and later released after posting a $25,000 bond. She has been charged with four counts of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust in a pattern of abuse, four counts of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust, and obscenity promotion.
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Web-Spook · Jun 8, 2021

Guilty - 90 days in jail and up to the rest of her life on intensive probation.

April 25, 2013 - The Gazette: https://gazette.com/news/former-bap...cle_e72fe836-c3f0-57e5-90c9-4d3e83980ea0.html

TMP · Aug 22, 2021

Web-Spook said: ↑

Guilty - 90 days in jail and up to the rest of her life on intensive probation.

April 25, 2013 - The Gazette: https://gazette.com/news/former-bap...cle_e72fe836-c3f0-57e5-90c9-4d3e83980ea0.html
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Thanks for the update:

A former teacher who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old student at a now-shuttered Baptist school in Colorado Springs will serve 90 days in jail and up to the rest of her life on intensive probation. Terah Rawlings, 33, clutched a box of tissues and wept as 4th Judicial District Judge Timothy J. Schutz told her that despite the victim’s wishes to the contrary, she deserved to serve time for the sexual abuse. “It is shameful that we can’t have our children go off to church or school without fearing they’re going to be assaulted by the people to ...

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