>>> Charges dropped after she married the student <<< Name: Kimberly Dawn Bynum (100 Regency Plaza, Apt. E5, Russellville, Alabama) Age: 29 School: Vina High School, Franklin County Schools, Vina, Alabama Position: Math teacher Victim: Boy, 17 UK Daily Mail (17 June 2011): Another day, another two school sex scandals: Two female tutors accused of having affairs with 17-year-old students WAAY TV (17 June 2011): Vina Teacher Charged with Having Sex with Student Franklin County Times (20 June 2011): Official: teacher, student had affair Vina, Alabama, teachers with issues: Charges Dropped/Dismissed: Kimberly Dawn Bynum, Vina, Alabama (arrested Jun 2011) Brian Scott Keeton, Vina, Alabama (arrested Nov 2013) Sonny Dewaine Tibbs, Vina, Alabama (arrested Nov 2013) Tags:
WHNT (15 Nov 2011): Former Teacher Indicted For Having Sex With Teenage Student Times Daily (16 Nov 2011): Teacher indicted in Vina sex case
WTVY: Judge Delays Trial of Teacher Charged with Sex Crime (Dec 4 2012) A judge has delayed the trial of a northwest Alabama educator accused of having sex with a student ... A court has now delayed the case until Feb. 4.
San Francisco Chronicle: Trial delay for Ala teacher charged with sex crime (Dec 4 2012) Kimberly Bynum of Russellville was set to go on trial in December on a charge of being a school employee engaged in sex with a student younger than 19. A court has now delayed the case until Feb. 4. CBS 42: Trial delay for teacher charged with sex crime (Dec 4 2012) MSNBC: Trial Delay for Ala. Teacher Charged with Sex Crime (Dec 4 2012)
WAAY TV: Teacher sex trial date pushed back (Feb 4 2013) The trial for a Vina High School teacher [Kimberly Dawn Bynum] accused of having sex with a former student has been continued to a later date ... the case could be put on the February trial docket.
WAFF: New trial [date] for Franklin Co. teacher accused of sex with student (Feb 19 2013) A Franklin County judge set another trial date for a teacher accused of having sex with a student. Kimberly .. Bynum's trial is now set for April 1 at the Franklin County Courthouse in Russellville.
Franklin County Times: Charges against teacher dismissed (July 10 2013) The case of a former Vina teacher accused of engaging in a sexual relationship with one of her students was dismissed this past week, courthouse officials said ... “This was a unique situation in that the victim in the case, his parents, the school and the investigating agency all agreed the case should be dismissed,” Rushing said. “There would also have been issues with prosecuting the case because the alleged victim is now an adult and has actually married the defendant. “He indicated he did not want to cooperate with the prosecution and would assert his marital privileges if the case proceeded.” Rushing said the victim’s parents also expressed they did not want to continue with the case against their now daughter-in-law.
Standard Digital: Sex charges against teacher dropped after she marries student she allegedly abused (July 11 2013) Sex charges against a former math teacher in Alabama were dismissed after she married the student with whom she allegedly had a sexual relationship ... Bynum's trial was postponed at least once before the teacher, who was 29 at the time of her arrest, married the student. In a motion filed July 2 to dismiss the charges against Bynum, Franklin County District Attorney Joey Rushing stated that neither the alleged victim, nor his family, nor local law enforcement wanted the trial to go forward, according to ABC affiliate WAAY.
Huffington Post: Sex Charges Against Kimberly Dawn Bynum Dropped After Former Alabama Teacher Marries Student (July 10 2013) Sex charges against a former math teacher [Kimberly Dawn Bynum] at a Vina, Ala., high school were dismissed after she married the student with whom she allegedly had a sexual relationship ... In a motion filed July 2 to dismiss the charges against Bynum, Franklin County District Attorney Joey Rushing stated that neither the alleged victim, nor his family, nor local law enforcement wanted the trial to go forward, according to ABC affiliate WAAY. Additionally, the documents noted that the husband of the accused planned to invoke marital privilege should the case against Bynum have gone to trial, which would have further complicated prosecution, the station reported.
UK Daily Mail: Sex charges against teacher who had an affair with her student are dropped... after she marries him (July 11 2013) Kim Bynum was indicted in June 2011 after allegedly having a sexual relationship with a student She was fired from her job as a maths teacher After marrying the student who is now 19, the charges have been dropped
Not removing from public view -- appears they undermined the prosecution by marrying, adverse testimony by a spouse is usually inadmissible.