Name: Stacy Walker, Richland, Mississippi Age: 34 School: Richland High School [Rankin County School District], Richland, Mississippi Position: Algebra teacher & soccer coach Victim: Boy, 16 Fox 40 TV: Richland Teacher Arrested (Aug 7 2012) Richland High School teacher Stacy Walker was arrested Monday afternoon and charged with one count of sexual battery. Walker is accused of having a sexual relationship with a student. Rankin County District Attorney Michael Guest says the relationship began at the end of last school year and lasted through the summer. The male student was 16 years old when the relationship began and has since turned 17. Walker has since been fired from her position Algebra teacher and soccer coach. WLBT: Richland teacher accused of sex with student (Aug 7 2012) A Rankin County School District employee has been fired as the result of an investigation by the district and the Richland Police Department. According to Rankin County District Attorney Michael Guest, Richland High School teacher Stacy Walker was arrested Monday afternoon and is accused of having sex with a student. Richland police say 34-year-old Walker is charged with sexual battery by a person in a position of trust or authority. Police say the male student was 16 years old when the relationship started, and Walker has admitted to the accusations ... "She did cooperate. She did admit that there was inappropriate contact with the student," James said. WLOX: Richland teacher accused of sex with student (Aug 7 2012) Clarion-Ledger: Richland High teacher accused of having sex with student (Aug 7 2012) Rankin County School District officials confirmed Tuesday that a Richland High School teacher and coach accused of having sex with a student is no longer employed by the school district ... James said the school district became aware of the charges and alerted police. “They caught wind of it somehow, it was enough that they took notice and did some checking into it,” he said. “Then they determined that it was something we’d need to know about.” Tags:
MSNBC: Richland teacher arrested, accused of sex with student (Aug 8 2012) A Richland High School teacher has been arrested and is accused of having a sexual relationship with a student, according to Rankin County District Attorney Michael Guest. Stacy Walker, 34, was arrested Monday afternoon at the school, police said. Walker has been charged with sexual battery by a person in a position of trust or authority, Guest said. Richland Police Chief Russel James said Walker is accused of having sex with a male student who was 16 years old when the relationship began. James said the relationship went on for some time. James said Richland High School received a tip and notified police. Walker was arrested after a brief investigation, he said ... Police said they have text messages and emails backing up the accusations. WJTV: Soccer Coach Busted For Sex With Student (Aug 7 2012) A Rankin county soccer coach and school teacher has been fired following accusations she had sex with a student. And tonight authorities are investigating to determine if the soccer coach was involved with other boys. Richland police tell us 34 year-old Stacy Walker is charged with sexual battery by a person in a position of trust or authority ... District Attorney Michael Guest tells us Walker’s inappropriate sexual relationship with the teen began near the end of the last school year and continued through the summer months. WJTV: Neighbors React to Teacher's Arrest (Aug 8 2012) Police say school administrators called them a few weeks ago, after hearing rumors about her alleged inappropriate relationship. [Stacy] Walker has been fired from the school district. We went by Walker's home but no one answered the door. Many neighbors say they did not know her, but those who did, say they are shocked and surprised by the news. Investigators say Walker is divorced and has at least one child.
MS News Now: Former soccer coach pleads guilty to sex crime against student (Jan 8 2014) Former Richland teacher Stacy Walker pled guilty Wednesday to a sexual battery charge. She has been taken into custody and will be sentenced at a later date.
WAPT: Former teacher pleads guilty to sex charge: Walker was coach, teacher at Richland High School (Jan 9 2014) Former Richland teacher Stacy Walker has pleaded guilty to a sexual battery charge in Rankin County Circuit Court. Walker entered the plea Wednesday. She will be sentenced at a later date, according to Rankin County court officials.
