Crime & Safety
School Worker Made Sex Tape With 17-Year-Old Boy: Report
Police say they investigated a school worker's apparent sexual relationship with a 17-year-old live-in boy, which led to criminal charges.

RACINE, WI — A former contractor who worked in Racine Case High School has been charged in Racine County court after authorities say she made a sex video with an underage boy she lived with.
According to court documents, Amanda Eckblad, 22, has been accused of having sex with a 17-year-old boy and recording cell phone video of the encounter.
Eckblad has been charged in court with sexual intercourse with a child and possession of child pornography, according to official court records. She is being held in the Racine County Jail on bond related to this case, and a May case in which she is also accused of "straw purchasing" a firearm. "Straw purchasing" means buying something for another person who may not be able to purchase it for a variety of reasons.
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According to Eckblad's criminal case, police investigated allegations that she had been having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old boy who also lived with her at her residence on the 2100 block of Clarence Ave.
During the course of the police investigation, officers reported searching Eckblad's cell phone, only to find a video of Eckblad engaging in sexual intercourse on March 30. The video was reportedly deleted from her phone on May 2 but was recovered by authorities, according to the complaint.
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According to the criminal complaint, investigators were able to identify Eckblad in the video which showed her engaged in sexual intercourse with the boy.
According to a WISN report, a Racine Unified School District spokesperson said that Eckblad worked in the truancy abatement program at Case High School in 2017-18, and will not be returning.
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