A staffer at a Pennsylvania middle school was arrested after she had sex with a 15-year-old student from her district in her car and sent nude photos and videos to his 16-year-old friend, police said.
Megan Carlisle, 37, who worked as a paraprofessional and in-school-suspension (ISS) monitor school monitor at the middle school for the Elizabethtown Area School District in Lancaster County, was fired for the predatory behavior.
She now faces charges of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, institutional sexual assault, unlawful contact with a minor, statutory sexual assault and dissemination of sexual materials to a minor, Fox News reported.
The child predator is currently held in Lancaster County Prison on $200,000 bail.
The 15-year-old victim alleged that Carlisle reportedly touched and caressed him inappropriately during several school periods while he was in-school-suspension sometime in April.
Megan Carlisle, 37, who worked as a paraprofessional and in-school-suspension (ISS) monitor school monitor in the Elizabethtown Area School District in Lancaster County, faces charges alleging that she engaged in sexual activity with at least one student, and has since been fired
On May, 3, a support staff member notified the Elizabethtown Area School District of the misconduct by a support staff member at their secondary school complex. A photo of the Elizabethtown Middle School is pictured
The student told officers from the Northwest Regional Police Department that after the pair allegedly engaged in illicit behavior on April 28, Carlisle sent the teen through a cash app $20 for food, Fox 43 News reported.
The student had reportedly asked Carlisle for pods for his vape, which she had allegedly purchased for him the next day.
Police believe there are many more victims in this case.
During a search of Carlisle’s car, home and cell phone the investigation revealed graphic photos and videos made by Carlisle that had been sent and shared to an unknown number of other students at the school, police said in a press release.
On May 25, the Elizabethtown Area School Districts followed up with a statement after the charges against Carlisle was filed.
‘The Elizabethtown Area School District is aware of the charges filed against Megan Carlisle, former paraprofessional at the high school, for alleged sexual misconduct,’ the district said.
‘While we do not generally make it our practice to comment on personnel or legal matters, we believe this situation necessitates a statement.
‘As such, we are sharing the following information: Ms. Carlisle is no longer employed by the school. The District fully cooperated with local law enforcement on their investigation,’ the district said.
‘We will have no further comments on this matter as it will be adjudicated in the courts.’
The district first learned of the disturbing allegations on May 3 when a school staff member was notified.
The school issued a statement to parents immediately after, in which they reassured parents that they were handling the manner and that they had notified the authorities, and Childline, a hotline for child abuse.
‘Earlier today, the District was made aware of alleged inappropriate behavior by a support staff member serving as a paraprofessional at the secondary school complex,’ the email the district issued earlier this month when the allegations first broke.
‘We can share that the alleged behavior was sexual in nature. Upon the disclosure of information, district officials filed a ChildLine report and notified local law enforcement.’
‘Rest assured that we will cooperate with any pending investigation,’ the district said.