Notorious married teacher Brittany Fortinberry forced to sell her home ‘where she hosted Scream mask orgies with teens'
A DISGRACED married teacher who allegedly hosted Scream mask orgies with teenage boys has been forced to sell her home.
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Brittany Fortinberry pictured with her husband Nicholas Fortinberry
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Brittany Fortinberry has been accused of sexual abuse of children as young as 13
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Her husband Nicholas has filed for divorce and the couple can no longer afford their monthly payments for the home, according to the
The house was allegedly the site of her sick sex exploits and a stripper pole and sex toys were found inside.
Court documents claim that the former Eminence High School teacher groomed at least 10 boys - some as young as 13 - through gifts, manipulation, and disturbing sexual advances.
The math teacher from Indiana has been accused of sexual abuse of children as young as 13 with claims that she made them
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One of the children told police that Fortinberry spent $600 on him and other boys at the mall and then had them wear the masks from the horror movie while she sexually abused them.
She met her alleged victims at two different Morgan County schools in 2024.
The teacher allegedly told the victims she would kill herself if they reported the abuse, charging documents claim.
One accuser harrowingly told cops that if they did not want to have sex with her, she would allegedly rape them and say, "Just let it happen" while also forcing them to watch as she abused the others.
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To lure the children in and manipulate them, the Indiana educator allegedly showered the boys with expensive football gifts and plied them with drugs put into their food, according to
Even the sick teacher's home was allegedly set up for her depraved activities with cops finding a stripper pole and sex toys.
The teacher is now facing more charges from prosecutors relating to five more alleged victims bringing the number of accusers up to six.
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This would bring the 31-year-old's felony charges up to 29.
As well as child molestation, she will face charges of sexual misconduct with a minor, dissemination of matter harmful to minors, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
If convicted just of the Level 1 molestation charges against her, Fortinberry could face between 20 and 40 years behind bars for each count.
This could lead to a life sentence if the judge ruled that the sentences would be served consecutively, the prosecutor said.
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If found guilty of all counts, depending on her sentencing it is likely she will die behind bars.
Her husband Nicholas Fortinberry is also facing charges of intimidation and failure to report a crime for allegedly knowing about the abuse and threatening the boys to keep quiet.
The 31-year-old's husband allegedly threatened to "slaughter" one of the victims in front of his family if he spoke out.
Detectives believe that at least 10 victims may have been targeted by Fortinberry over the years.
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Authorities began investigating her in August 2024 after a 15-year-old's grandmother reported that she had molested him, sent nude photos, and drugged him.
Since then, several more alleged victims have spoken out, with one saying he came forward because he didn't want Fortinberry to "molest more kids."
The teacher resigned from Eminence High School the day after the first allegations surfaced.
Fortinberry had been hired as a substitute teacher for Martinsville Schools on October 24, 2023.
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She is being held without bond with a jury trial set for June 25 in Morgan Superior Court.
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Brittany is pictured with her husband Nicholas, who has filed for divorce
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Teenagers claim that she made them wear "Scream" masks
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