Crime & Safety
Iredell Teacher Charged With Statutory Rape Of Child Quits Job
Iredell County teacher Christina Jolly has resigned, according to a report. She has been charged with statutory rape of a boy she fostered.
IREDELL COUNTY, NC — An Iredell County middle school teacher arrested and charged this summer with multiple counts of statutory rape and statutory sex offenses of a 15-year-old boy she was fostering has resigned from her job, according to reports.
The news comes after she was arrested again on Dec. 27 after authorities learned she emailed the child, which was in direct violation of her bond, WSOC said.
Christina Davis Jolly, 43, of Statesville was arrested in August for the sex crimes of the child for whom she was guardian, the Statesville Record & Landmark reported. At the time, she was a teacher a North Iredell Middle School. The charges stem from alleged incidents that occurred in her home during last year.
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Thursday, WSOC reported that Jolly had resigned from her job at the school. She had previously been suspended by Iredell-Statesville Schools following her August arrest.
In August, she was charged with five counts of felony statutory rape of a child 15 or younger and two counts of felony statutory sex offense of a child 15 or younger.
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