Assumed Room Temperature Leslie Buttram Gillespie, North Courtland, Alabama (arrested May 2021) [rape of student]

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Leslie Buttram Gillespie (Hillsboro, Alabama), 44, English teacher & 2019 Teacher of the Year at RA Hubbard School, Lawrence County School District, North Courtland, Alabama, "second-degree rape, second-degree sodomy, and two charges of school employee engaging in sex act with a student"

Previously taught at:

• Hazlewood Elementary School, Lawrence County School District, Town Creek, Alabama

R.A. Hubbard teacher arrested on sexual abuse charges

An English teacher from R.A. Hubbard School was arrested on rape and sodomy charges on Thursday. According to the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office, Leslie Gillespie, age 44 of Hillsboro, was taken into custody on May 27 shortly after 4 p.m. Gillespie was booked on the following charges: [*]Second-degree rape [*]Second-degree sodomy [*]School employee engaging in a sex act with a student under the age of 19 According to court records obtained by WAFF 48, a student alleged the incident happened in September 2020. The student told investigators that he and another male student went to Gillespie’s classroom after school hours ...

Statement from Jon Bret Smith, Superintendent, Lawrence County Schools:

The Lawrence County school district has been made aware that an employee has been arrested. Our school district treats this type of situation with the highest level of care. District leaders are conducting an investigation into this matter and will support law enforcement as they do the same. While the district cannot provide any specific details at this time, we want to emphasize that there is nothing more important to Lawrence County Schools than the safety and well-being of our students. The district will work diligently and expediently to resolve the situation.​

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Lawrence County teacher charged with rape, sodomy, sex with student

An English teacher at RA Hubbard High School in Lawrence County has been arrested on rape and other charges. Leslie Buttram Gillespie, 44, of Hillsboro was charged Thursday with second-degree rape, second-degree sodomy, and two charges of school employee engaging in sex act with a student. Court records state that a 15-year-old and 16-year-old went to Gillespie's classroom after hours in September 2020. That's where the alleged crimes are said to have occurred. Bond was set at $60,000. She bonded out of custody on Thursday. Gillespie was RA Hubbard High School's Teacher of the Year in 2019. The investigation is ...

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Lawrence County teacher charged with raping, sodomizing student

A Lawrence county teacher was arrested and charged with several counts of having sexual contact with a student. Lawrence County Sheriff Max Sanders says Leslie Gillespie, 44, was charged with two counts of school employee engaging in a sex act with a student under the age of 19, and one count each of rape and sodomy. Sanders says she is a teacher at RA Hubbard High School.

Statement from Jon Bret Smith, Superintendent, Lawrence County School District:

The Lawrence County school district has been made aware that an employee has been arrested. Our school district treats this type of situation with the highest level of care. District leaders are conducting an investigation into this matter and will support law enforcement as they do the same. While the district cannot provide any specific details at this time, we want to emphasize that there is nothing more important to Lawrence County Schools than the safety and well-being of our students. The district will work diligently and expediently to resolve this situation.​

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Lawrence County teacher charged with sexual contact with a student [video]

A teacher at R.A. Hubbard High School has been charged with two counts of a school employee engaging in a sex act with a student under the age of 19, rape and sodomy.

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Alabama teacher charged with sex offense involving student

A former teacher of the year at a north Alabama high school was arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a student and placed on leave, officials said Friday. Leslie Buttram Gillespie, 44, of Hillsboro was charged with second-degree counts of rape and sodomy, news outlets reported. Gillespie, who taught English at RA Hubbard High School in Lawrence County, also was charged with two counts of being a school employee engaging in sex with a student. Gillespie was honored as teacher of the year at RA Hubbard in 2019, school system records show. Court records were not immediately available to show ...

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Alabama Teacher Charged With Sex Offense Involving Student

A former teacher of the year at a north Alabama high school was arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a student and placed on leave, officials said Friday. Leslie Buttram Gillespie, 44, of Hillsboro was charged with second-degree counts of rape and sodomy, news outlets reported. Gillespie, who taught English at RA Hubbard High School in Lawrence County, also was charged with two counts of being a school employee engaging in sex with a student. Gillespie was honored as teacher of the year at RA Hubbard in 2019, school system records show. Court records were not immediately available to show ...

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Lawrence County teacher faces four charges for alleged sexual contact with a student

A Lawrence County teacher who was facing four charges for allegedly "engaging in sex act with a student under the age of 19", has died Saturday according to the Lawrence County Coroner's Department. The coroner says Leslie Buttram Gillespie, age 44 of Hillsboro, died of a possible "self-inflicted gunshot wound". The coroner says the call came in about 11:31 a.m. Saturday morning. The coroner says Gillespie's body was sent to the Alabama Department of Public Forensic Sciences in Huntsville for an autopsy. According to the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office, on Thursday, May 27, Gillespie was charged with: [*]School Employee engaging ...

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Lawrence teacher charged with sex crimes

An R.A. Hubbard High School teacher is facing three felony charges after allegedly having sex with a 15-year-old and 16-year-old in her classroom, according to authorities. Leslie Buttram Gillespie, 44, of Hillsboro, was charged Thursday with second-degree rape, second-degree sodomy and two counts of engaging in a sex act with a student under the age of 19, according to Lawrence County Sheriff Max Sanders. According to a criminal complaint filed in Lawrence County District Court on Friday by Sgt. Wheeler Lovelady, the two teens said they met Gillespie in her classroom after school hours in September and had sex with ...

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Alabama teacher charged with sex offense involving student

A former teacher of the year at a north Alabama high school has been arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a student. News outlets report that 44-year-old Leslie Buttram Gillespie of Hillsboro is charged with second-degree counts of rape and sodomy. She also was charged with two counts of being a school employee engaging in sex with a student. Gillespie taught English at RA Hubbard High School in Lawrence County. Records show Gillespie was honored as teacher of the year at RA Hubbard in 2019. Court records were not immediately available to show whether Gillespie has a lawyer who could ...

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Alabama teacher charged with sex offense involving student

A former teacher of the year at a north Alabama high school has been arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a student. News outlets report that 44-year-old Leslie Buttram Gillespie of Hillsboro is charged with second-degree counts of rape and sodomy. She also was charged with two counts of being a school employee engaging in sex with a student. Gillespie taught English at RA Hubbard High School in Lawrence County. Records show Gillespie was honored as teacher of the year at RA Hubbard in 2019. Court records were not immediately available to show whether Gillespie has a lawyer who could ...

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Courtland community reacts to Lawrence County teacher having sex with students

A Lawrence County teacher is on administrative leave after being charged with having sex with minors. 44-year-old, Leslie Gillespie is an English teacher at R. A. Hubbard High School. Thursday, she was arrested for rape, sodomy and "school employee involved in sex with student" charges. WAAY-31 spoke with people in the community about how they're feeling after hearing the news. Gillespie was in custody at the Lawrence County jail, but bonded out Thursday. Folks who live near the high school told us this news comes as a complete shock for the small town. "This can't be real. It's just shock, ...

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R.A. Hubbard teacher dies one day after being arrested on sexual abuse charges

A teacher from R.A. Hubbard High School reportedly took her own life this weekend after being arrested on sexual abuse charges Friday. Lawrence County Coroner Scott Norwood confirmed Leslie Gillespie died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot. Norwood was at the home of Gillespie in Hillsboro at 11:30 a.m. on May 29. Gillespie’s body has been sent to the Department of Forensics in Huntsville for an autopsy.

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Lawrence County teacher charged with having sex with students dies Saturday

The R.A. Hubbard High School teacher who has been charged with having sex with students died Saturday. Thursday, she was arrested for rape, sodomy and "school employee involved in sex with student" charges. Lawrence County Coroner Scott Norwood said Leslie Gillespie died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot. Norwood said he was called to her home about 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Her body has been sent to the Department of Forensics in Huntsville for an autopsy.

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R.A. Hubbard teacher charged with raping student dies one day after being arrested

The R.A. Hubbard teacher who was arrested Friday on several counts of having sexual abuse charges was pronounced dead on Saturday.

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R.A. Hubbard teacher dies one day after being arrested on sexual abuse charges

A teacher from R.A. Hubbard High School reportedly took her own life this weekend after being arrested on sexual abuse charges Friday. Lawrence County Coroner Scott Norwood confirmed Leslie Gillespie died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot. Norwood was at the home of Gillespie in Hillsboro at 11:30 a.m. on May 29. Gillespie’s body has been sent to the Department of Forensics in Huntsville for an autopsy.

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R.A. Hubbard teacher dies one day after being arrested on sexual abuse charges

A teacher from R.A. Hubbard High School reportedly took her own life this weekend after being arrested on sexual abuse charges Friday. Lawrence County Coroner Scott Norwood confirmed Leslie Gillespie died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot. Norwood was at the home of Gillespie in Hillsboro at 11:30 a.m. on May 29. Gillespie’s body has been sent to the Department of Forensics in Huntsville for an autopsy.

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Lawrence teacher charged with sex crimes found dead

An R.A. Hubbard High School teacher charged this week with allegedly having sex with two students in her classroom was found dead of a gunshot wound at her home Saturday morning, according to Lawrence County authorities. Leslie Buttram Gillespie, 44, of 4890 Lawrence County 170, Hillsboro, was discovered in her backyard with a 9mm pistol near her body, said coroner Scott Norwood. He said the gunshot wound was being investigated as possibly self-inflicted. He received a call from Lawrence County 911 at 11:31 a.m., and he pronounced her dead at the scene at 11:58 a.m. Norwood said Gillespie's body was ...

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R.A. Hubbard teacher charged with raping student dies days after being arrested

A Lawrence County teacher who was arrested Thursday on several counts of sexual contact with a student was pronounced dead on Saturday. Lawrence County Coroner Scott Norwood confirmed that 44-year-old Leslie Gillespie was found dead Saturday morning from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Lawrence County Sheriff Max Sanders says Gillespie was charged with two counts of a school employee engaging in a sex act with a student under the age of 19, and one count each of rape and sodomy. Sanders said she was a teacher at R.A. Hubbard High School. Norwood said the body has been ...

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Lawrence County teacher charged with sex crimes found dead

An R.A. Hubbard High School teacher charged last week with allegedly having sex with two students in her classroom was found dead of a gunshot wound at her home Saturday morning, according to Lawrence County authorities.

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Teacher Accused Of Sex With Student Found Dead [video]

Lawrence County Coroner Scott Norwood confirmed that 44-year-old Leslie Gillespie was found dead Saturday morning from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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Alabama teacher charged with sex offense involving student

A former teacher of the year at a north Alabama high school was arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a student and placed on leave, officials said Friday. Leslie Buttram Gillespie, 44, of Hillsboro was charged with second-degree counts of rape and sodomy, news outlets reported. Gillespie, who taught English at RA Hubbard High School in Lawrence County, also was charged with two counts of being a school employee engaging in sex with a student. Gillespie was honored as teacher of the year at RA Hubbard in 2019, school system records show. Court records were not immediately available to show ...

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Alabama teacher charged with sex offense involving student

A former teacher of the year at a north Alabama high school was arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a student and placed on leave, officials said Friday. Leslie Buttram Gillespie, 44, of Hillsboro was charged with second-degree counts of rape and sodomy, news outlets reported. Gillespie, who taught English at RA Hubbard High School in Lawrence County, also was charged with two counts of being a school employee engaging in sex with a student. Gillespie was honored as teacher of the year at RA Hubbard in 2019, school system records show. Court records were not immediately available to show ...

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High School Teacher Dies After Being Arrested For Sexually Abusing Underage Students

• An Alabama high school teacher took her life days after being arrested on sexual abuse charges involving students
• The woman died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot, according to the coroner
• The teacher allegedly sexually abused two underage students in her classroom in September 2020

A 44-year-old high school teacher in Alabama died by suicide after being charged with the alleged rape and sodomy of two underage students, authorities said. Leslie Gillespie, who was a teacher at R.A. Hubbard High School in North Courtland, Lawrence County, was found dead at her home in Hillsboro at around 11:30 a.m. Saturday, WAFF reported. Gillespie died of a self-inflicted gunshot, Lawrence County Coroner Scott Norwood confirmed. The body of the 44-year-old English teacher has been transported to the Department of Forensics in Huntsville for autopsy. On Thursday, Gillespie was booked on felony charges for allegedly sexually abusing two ...

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Alabama teacher dies 2 days after arrest on student sex charges

A teacher at R.A. Hubbard High School was found dead this morning, two days after she was arrested on felony charges of having sex with students, the authorities said. Leslie Gillespie was found dead at her home in Hillsboro, a small town in Lawrence County around 11:30 a.m., said Scott Norwood, the county coroner. “It appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound,” Norwood said. Gillespie’s body will be autopsied at the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. Gillespie, 44, was an English teacher at R.A. Hubbard, according to the school website. The school is located in North Courtland, a small town ...

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