A Madison County School System employee is facing multiple sex-related charges after she was arrested Sunday morning.
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According to the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, deputies stopped Makayla Ann Anderton, 26, in a traffic stop near Highway 72 and Shields Road around 11:45 p.m. Saturday.Major Crimes Unit and the Madison County Sheriff’s Office were contacted and responded to the location for a thorough investigation. After investigating the incident, it was determined that the 15-year-old was a student in the same Madison County School System district where Anderton worked.
Authorities say Anderton began engaging with the 15-year-old in conversations that became sexual and the two exchanged multiple photos, videos, and explicit text messages as well as meeting to engage in various sex acts. According to the Madison County School System, Anderton was hired earlier this month following a background check put on by the Alabama State Department of Education. As of Sunday afternoon, Anderton is no longer an employee at MCSS.
Anderton’s charges include: school employee distributing obscene material to a student, statutory rape, sodomy and school employee engaging in sex act or deviant sexual intercourse with a student under the age of 19 years.This is a developing story and will be updated when more information is available.Copyright 2024 WAFF. All rights reserved.
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