Two former private school teachers in Greene County allegedly had sex with same boy, lawyer says
The two former teachers charged recently with having sexual relations with a student at a private Christian school in Greene County allegedly knew that each other was involved with the same student, a lawyer for the victim said Tuesday.
The alleged sexual activity occurred both on the campus of Nathanael Greene Academy in Siloam and off campus, Atlanta lawyer Ashley Mitchell said.
The former teachers, Bonnie Elizabeth Brown, 25, of White Plains, and Sherri Delle Mauldin, 60, who resided off Lake Oconee near Morgan County, are each charged with improper sexual contact by an employee.
Mauldin also faces charges of aggravated child molestation and statutory rape, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. She remained in the Greene County Jail on Tuesday awaiting a bond hearing.
Previously: Second former teacher at private school in Greene County arrested in sex case
Brown, a graduate of Nathanael Greene Academy and the school's 2016 homecoming queen, has been released from jail on a $50,000 bond. The school, established in 1969, has grades from kindergarten to 12th grade.
Brown was working currently as a teacher at Washington-Wilkes County Primary School, but the Wilkes County School District announced Monday that she was no longer employed there.
The investigation that led to the arrests of Brown and Mauldin was initiated last June.
'It's the classic case of predators having access to children and not much oversight,' Mitchell said.
The sexual activity between the teachers and student, who is under the age of 16, was exposed by other students, according to Mitchell.
'There were students who had knowledge,' she said. 'There was a situation where students were reporting it to their family and it eventually made its way to the Greene County Sheriff's Office.'
Initially: GBI charges teacher in Greene County for alleged sexual contact with student
Greene County Sheriff Donnie Harrison said Monday that upon receiving the complaint, he forwarded it to the GBI.
Mitchell said complaints were also made known to the school administration.
'Their claim is they investigated it and found no wrongdoing,' she said, adding that the quality of an investigation is premised on "how good the investigation is."
'The GBI and law enforcement have done a thorough and diligent job. None of this was a hasty process,' Mitchell said.
This article originally appeared on Athens Banner-Herald: Two former teachers accused of sex with same boy at private school
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