An Alabama teacher was found dead on May 29, 2021, two days after her arrest on charges involving two students, according to local reports.
Leslie, 44, taught English at R.A. Hubbard High School in Hillsboro. Lawrence County coroner Scott Norwood confirmed her death and described it as apparently self inflicted. Her body was sent for an autopsy.
She had been booked on charges of second degree rape, second degree sodomy and a school employee engaging in a sex act with a student under 19. Court records said a student alleged the incident happened in September 2020, when he and another student stayed after school. These are allegations, and no court had ruled on them.
Lawrence County Schools Superintendent Jon Bret Smith said the district was aware of the arrest and was looking into the matter. He said the district would work diligently and expediently to resolve the situation. No statement from her family or an attorney had been reported.
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