Former Greenback School teacher's aid charged with statutory rapeBy Mark Boxley thedailytimes.com
A former Greenback School teacher's aid was
arrested and charged in Blount County with statutory rape by an
authority figure after an investigation that spanned two
counties.
According to a Blount County Sheriff's Office
report, the case involving Amy Elizabeth Kennedy, 42, Johnson
City, was forwarded from the Loudon County Sheriff's Office to
Blount County investigators on April 13. The report indicates
that the alleged victim in the case told investigators that a
sexual encounter with Kennedy took place at a Blount County
business.
In December of 2009, WATE-TV reported that
Kennedy 41 years old at the time was being investigated
after allegations she had a relationship with at least two high
school students at Greenback School.
I can tell you that the employee is no longer
with Loudon County Schools or Greenback School, but there is a
current investigation so I can't comment any further on that ...
she did resign, WATE quoted Principal Joey Breedlove as saying
at the time.
Kennedy was arrested at a Johnson City residence
on Wednesday and brought back to Blount County where she was
charged.
She was free on a $50,000 bond pending a 1:30
p.m. June 21 hearing in Blount County General Sessions Court.
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