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Saturday, July 29, 2017

Jasper-Troupsburg Teacher Aide arrested - accused of sending X pics

Press Release:
New York State Troopers from the Bath barracks, with the assistance of the Jasper-Troupsburg Central School District administrative staff, announce the arrest of a Jasper woman stemming from an investigation into a report that a teacher’s aide had engaged in inappropriate contact with a student at the school.  Bethany N. Leach, age 23, of Jasper, New York, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with Disseminating Indecent Material to Minors in the Second Degree (a class “E” felony) and Endangering the Welfare of a Child (a class “A” misdemeanor).  Troopers allege that during the time spanning the months of January through June of 2017, Leach exchanged nude and sexually explicit pictures and videos with a child she had met while serving as a teacher’s aide at the Jasper-Troupsburg Junior / Senior High School.   It was alleged that Leach used the “Snapchat” and “Facebook” mobile applications to communicate with the student, and that she did so while at her residence in the Town of Jasper.  The investigation determined that the inappropriate contact was limited to the digital communications; that it did not occur at the school; and that no actual physical interaction occurred between Leach and the student.  Leach was arraigned in the Town of Bath Court before town justice Watches and released on her own recognizance, with her appearance in the Town of Jasper Court scheduled for a later date.