An ex-teacher from Alabama has married the identical scholar he allegedly sexually abused earlier this yr!
On September 16, East Limestone Excessive Faculty coach/trainer Thomas Blake Tucker was arrested after an nameless tip claimed the trainer had been partaking in an inappropriate relationship with a scholar. The Limestone County Sheriff’s Workplace acted quick. Detectives opened an investigation and shortly discovered proof sufficient to result in Tucker’s arrest — he was booked into Limestone County Detention Middle at midnight the exact same day.
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The 25-year-old was charged with being a faculty worker partaking in a intercourse act with a scholar below the age of 19. He didn’t keep in jail for lengthy, although, as he was quickly after launched on a $30,000 bond.
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In response to News19, the accused resigned from his job solely a month after the allegations got here to gentle. He additionally has not been reported to have entered a plea — however what he has performed is completely jaw-dropping — he married the lady he was allegedly abusing!
How the eff is that authorized?!
Authorized paperwork obtained by The Information Courier state {the teenager} and the previous trainer had been legally married on November 8 — lower than two months after his arrest. Now, in a fully brazen submitting, Tucker’s lawyer Nick Lough is requesting the contact restrictions between the lady and the 25-year-old be lifted. His argument is that they’re husband and spouse, so they need to be capable of see each other. Um… what?
In an announcement to the outlet, Lough mentioned:
“Proper now we simply need to be sure that Mr. Tucker isn’t in any violation of his bond situations … and so due to that, we filed a movement he at this level has not had any communication together with his spouse due to the bond situations that presently exist and that’s why we’ve made this request to the court docket as a result of once more they’re lawfully and legally married.”
Wow.
“He at this level has not had any communication together with his spouse.” Um… didn’t they only get married? How did they do this with out breaking the restraining order??
We all know the unnamed lady remains to be below age 19 due to the statute Tucker broke. In response to Alabama marriage legal guidelines if she’s below 18 she’d want consent from her guardian to marry. It’s not been launched how previous she is, nevertheless it’s doable her guardians signed off on her marrying her alleged abuser — which solely raises extra questions…
Tucker’s subsequent listening to is scheduled for December 6 — and neither he or his lawyer are responding to any requests for remark. We really hope the younger lady is doing okay and is secure throughout this critically wild state of affairs.
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[Image via Limestone County Sheriff’s Office]
