Guilty! Name: Amanda Watkins, Florence, Alabama Age: 38 School: Covenant Christian School Position: 8th grade English teacher, cheerleading sponsor Victim: Boy, 15 WAFF (20 Dec 2009): Sheffield teacher arrested on rape charges WHNT (20 Dec 2009): Sheffield Jr. High Teacher Arrested; Suspected of Having Inappropriate Sexual Relationship with Former Student WAFF (21 Dec 2009): Police chief speaks about teacher charged with student sex crimes Fox Alabama News (22 Dec 2009): North Alabama teacher allegedly caught in sexual act with 9th grader My Fox AL (22 Dec 2009): North Alabama teacher allegedly caught in sexual act with 9th grader WAFF (23 Dec 2009): Sheffield teacher caught with student on paid leave WAFF (20 Jan 2010): Sheffield teacher fired amid sex allegations Times Daily (17 Sept 2010): Former Sheffield teacher indicted on rape, sodomy charges WAFF (22 Nov 2010): Trial set for Sheffield teacher accused of rape Birmingham News (18 Mar 2011): Trial delayed for former Sheffield teacher accused of sex act with former student WHNT (31 Oct 2011): Former Sheffield Teacher On Trial For Rape, Sodomy WAFF (31 Oct 2011): State rests in Colbert County teacher rape trial Times Daily (1 Nov 2011): Psychologist: Teacher had mental disorders when she reportedly had sex with student WAAY TV (1 Nov 2011): Expert Says Teacher was Mentally Ill When She Had Sex With Student Times Daily (1 Nov 2011): Teen: I asked teacher to have sex More details of the evening's events in the above article. WAAY TV (1 Nov 2011): Expert Says Teacher was Mentally Ill When She Had Sex With Student WHNT (2 Nov 2011): Watkins Trial: Teenage Victim, Psychologist Take Stand WHNT (2 Nov 2011): Prosecution Rests, Defense Calls UAB Psychiatrist In Watkins Trial
Times Daily (2 Nov 2011): Family: Watkins was erratic WAAY TV (3 Nov 2011): Amanda Watkins’ Trial Continues Times Daily (3 Nov 2011): Testimony concludes in rape case involving teacher' WHNT (3 Nov 2011): Watkins Trial: Jury To Get Case After Lunch
GUILTY! WAAY TV (3 Nov 2011): Teacher Sex Trial: Watkins Found Guilty WHNT (3 Nov 2011): UPDATE: Teacher Sex Case Ends in Guilty Verdicts Times Daily (3 Nov 2011): Former teacher guilty of rape, sodomy involving student Times Daily (3 Nov 2011): Ex-teacher convicted of rape
the principal and the superintendent both were warned and also the school secretary about Ms. Watkins. they aare all lunch buddies and they covered it up. just like the Penn state case
AL.com (16 Feb 2012): Former Sheffield school teacher to be sentenced for rape, sodomy of 15-year-old former student Quad Cities Daily (16 Feb 2012): Watkins Sentenced For Raping Teenager WAAY TV (16 Feb 2012): Amanda Watkins Sentenced to 10 Years WAFF (16 Feb 2012): Amanda Watkins sentenced to 10 years for sodomy and rape
AL.com (17 Feb 2012): Former Sheffield teacher sentenced to 10 years for sex with underage boy Times-Daily (17 Feb 2012): Ex-teacher gets 10 years: Former Sheffield educator heads to prison for rape of teenage boy The Republic (17 Feb 2012): Former Alabama teacher sentenced on sex charge involving ex-student
UK Daily Mail (19 Feb 2012): Teacher, 39, jailed for 10 years after having sex with 15-year-old student in her car
Google News Alert (17 Feb 2012): Former Alabama teacher sentenced on sex charge Montgomery Advertiser AP HUNTSVILLE — A former north Alabama teacher is going to prison for having ... A Colbert County judge sentenced 39-year-old Amanda Watkins to 10 years in ...
