An ex-teacher from Alabama has married the identical pupil he allegedly sexually abused earlier this 12 months!
On September 16, East Limestone High School coach/trainer Thomas Blake Tucker was arrested after an nameless tip claimed the trainer had been participating in an inappropriate relationship with a pupil. The Limestone County Sheriff’s Office acted quick. Detectives opened an investigation and shortly discovered proof sufficient to result in Tucker’s arrest — he was booked into Limestone County Detention Center at midnight the exact same day.
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The 25-year-old was charged with being a faculty worker participating in a intercourse act with a pupil beneath 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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According 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 finished is completely jaw-dropping — he married the woman he was allegedly abusing!
How the eff is that authorized?!
Legal paperwork obtained by The News Courier state {the teenager} and the previous trainer have 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 woman 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 a press release to the outlet, Lough mentioned:
“Right now we just want to make sure that Mr. Tucker isn’t in any violation of his bond conditions … and so because of that, we filed a motion he at this point has not had any communication with his wife because of the bond conditions that currently exist and that’s why we’ve made this request to the court because again they are lawfully and legally married.”
Wow.
“He at this point has not had any communication with his wife.” Um… didn’t they only get married? How did they do this with out breaking the restraining order??
We know the unnamed woman remains to be beneath age 19 due to the statute Tucker broke. According to Alabama marriage legal guidelines if she’s beneath 18 she’d want consent from her guardian to marry. It’s not been launched how outdated she is, nevertheless it’s attainable her guardians signed off on her marrying her alleged abuser — which solely raises extra questions…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 actually hope the younger woman is doing okay and is protected throughout this significantly wild state of affairs.
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[Image via Limestone County Sheriff’s Office]