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Miami Herald
09-04-2025
- Miami Herald
Middle school teacher lured student to ‘mansion' and assaulted them, TX cops say
After school let out for the summer, a middle school teacher contacted a student through Snapchat and lured them to a 'mansion' to sexually assault them, Texas prosecutors said. Now, a Nacogdoches County judge gave 26-year-old Annaleigh Andrews a 2-year prison sentence on April 8, the district attorney's office said in a news release. She pleaded guilty to four counts of sexual assault of a child and three counts of online solicitation of a minor on Aug. 22, officials said. Andrews worked as a reading interventionist at McMichael Middle School in Nacogdoches when she contacted the student through Snapchat during summer break after the 2022-2023 school year, the Nacogdoches County District Attorney's Office said. McClatchy News reached out to the school district but did not immediately receive a response. Andrews' attorney information was not available. She asked the child, whose age was not shared by prosecutors, to meet her at a predetermined location, then took them to what the child described as a 'mansion,' officials said. She sexually assaulted the child on multiple occasions both at the residence and at a park, according to prosecutors. Andrews also gave the child marijuana, according to the news release. The teacher convinced the child to lie to their mother about their whereabouts, prosecutors said, and Andrews corroborated the lies by telling the child's mother they were working on a project. The child's mother said during the sentencing hearing that the sexual assault has had 'devastating consequences' on the student, according to prosecutors. 'Her once silly, school-loving, band kid is now a recluse who is too embarrassed to attend school or even socialize with the child's friends,' according to the news release. Andrews received the minimum sentence, according to prosecutors. During sentencing, the judge said they would have preferred to sentence her to probation, but Texas law does not allow probation when a person is convicted of sexual assault of a child, prosecutors said. The district attorney's office said it disagrees with the sentence. Andrews was allowed to return home for 30 days before she is required to report for her prison sentence, according to the news release. Nacogdoches is about a 165-mile drive southeast from Dallas.
Yahoo
09-04-2025
- Yahoo
Former Nacogdoches ISD teacher given minimum sentence after sexual assault of student
NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KETK) – A former Nacogdoches ISD teacher received minimum two-year sentence after sexually assaulting a student in 2023. Annaleigh Andrews, 26 of Nacogdoches, pleaded guilty to four counts of sexual assault of a child and three counts of online solicitation of a minor back in August 2024. According to Nacogdoches County Assistant District Attorney Amy Wren, Andrews was sentenced to a total of two years for all counts. Andrews was a reading interventionist at McMichael Middle School. During the summer break following the 2022-2023 school year, Andrews starting communicating with the victim and took the victim to what they described as a 'mansion.' The victim was sexually assaulted multiple times at this 'mansion' and at Banita Creek Park. Andrews also asked the victim to meet her at selected locations and used marijuana with the victim, the DA's office said. SHERIFF: Rusk man arrested after attempting to escape from courtroom during probation hearing 'The defendant excused her actions by testifying that she had been sheltered and unprepared for the world because she attended Regents Academy and primarily socialized with only like-minded peers,' the DA's office said. 'She also requested that her behavior be viewed as less egregious because she received an Autism diagnosis after her arrest for these offenses by an expert paid for by the defense.' Judge Malcom Bales imposed the minimum sentence of two years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and believed that Andrews should be placed on probation instead of serving prison time. However, Texas law requires at least two years for sexual assault of a child and does not grant anyone convicted of this crime any probation privilege. Man arrested after throwing out bag of illegal narcotics at Cass County Family Dollar, police say Andrews was granted 30 days to self-surrender before her prison sentence begins. The DA's office said they disagreed with the sentence as it does not reflect the seriousness of the crime. 'During the punishment hearing the victim's mother testified about the effect the defendant's actions had on her family and the victim specifically,' the DA's office said. 'She described the devastating consequences of an adult taking advantage of a child. Her once silly, school-loving, band kid is now a recluse who is too embarrassed to attend school or even socialize with the child's friends.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
