School Worker Used Snapchat During Escapades With Teen Boys, Deputies Say

The 45-year-old charter school secretary accused last week of having inappropriate sexual relations with two teenage boys used a social media application called Snapchat to connect with her victims, according to the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office.

Blankenship was brought into custody Friday after an investigation was launched into her relationship with two teenage boys, ages 14 and 17. An arrest report released this week, indicates the Dayspring Academy charter school clerical worker, who is known as “Momma Blank,” used Snapchat to send naked photos to the 14-year-old and to connect with the 17-year-old. Blankenship is also accused of using Snapchat to contact the 14-year-old following their encounter to warn him to tell no one.

Blankenship, deputies say, met the 14-year-old during Christmas break last year and had sex with him in her car while one of his friend’s drove them around. She is also accused of sleeping with the 17-year-old before school on April 7.

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Blankenship, the report notes, admitted to both crimes following her arrest. She has been charged with one count of lewd and lascivious battery and one count of unlawful sexual activity. She was booked into the Land O’ Lakes Jail in lieu of $100,000 bond.

Snapchat is a popular smartphone app that enables users to talk and send photos and videos that disappear from the screen unless recipients take screenshots. Parents have been warned about the potential pitfalls of this app’s use by kids for quite some time. In 2013, the FBI issued a warning that the app could make children vulnerable to predators.

Booking photo courtesy of the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office

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