Leila Jean Wilford, 34, substitute teacher at Baker County High School, Baker County School District, Glen St. Mary, Florida, "allegedly sent a student inappropriate text messages" News 4 Jax: Substitute teacher accused of 'sexting' [Video] (Mar 21 2014) Members of a local community say they are shocked about a high school teacher's arrest. Deputies say the substitute teacher sent suggestive text messages to one of her students. 34-year-old Leila Wilford is the teacher facing charges. The 16-year-old boy went to the principal and that's when the Sheriff's Office got involved.Tags:
Action News Jax: Substitute teacher accused of sending explicit text messages to student (Mar 21 2014) According to the arrest report, the student told investigators he had known the teacher for only a few weeks and that [Leila Jean] Wilford added a "bunch of students" to her Facebook account. The student said he started talking with Wilford on Facebook on March 13, and she said they should not use Facebook because "her husband may think something was up." Investigators say the two also communicated on the instant communication app Kik. The student said Wilford asked whether his girlfriend was with him, his opinion on kissing someone with braces and that she wanted to have "mad crazy sex" with someone who could kiss. The student asked the teacher to show her breasts ... The sheriff told Action News, at first Wilford didn't think she crossed the line. "When she looked back at what she had written, she felt like she had crossed the line," said Sheriff Joey Dobson.
First Coast News: Teacher accused of sexting with student (Mar 21 2014) A 16-year-old Baker County High School student is claiming a substitute teacher, 34-year-old Leila Jean Wilford sent him inappropriate messages using a "Kik" messenger account, according to a report from the Baker County Sheriff's Office. Wilford allegedly added a bunch of students to her Facebook account, the BCSO report detailed. While on Facebook, Wilford is accused of suggesting to the 16-year-old victim they not speak there because her husband may think something was up and suggested they use Kik Messenger instead.According to the BCSO report, the victim claims Wilford said on Kik she wanted to know what it was like to kiss someone with braces on. The victim also said he is the only one in class with braces, so he felt Wilford meant she wanted to kiss him. Wilford also allegedly told the victim her husband didn't do it for her anymore. The victim admitted to sending a picture of himself without a shirt on to Wilford and asked to see Wilford's boobs, the report detailed. The victim also told law enforcement Wilford implied she wanted to have sex with him and allegedly said she wanted him to drive her far away so they could do crazy things like when she was his age, like drinking and smoking.While the alleged conversation between the victim and Wilford took place on Kik, the victim was taking screen shots and Snapchatted them to his girlfriend, who shared them with her father. The girlfriend's father suggested to the victim that he turn Wilford in.
Florida Times-Union: Baker County substitute teacher charged with sexting student (Mar 21 2014) The unidentified Baker County High School student complained to Principal Tom Hill last week about [Leila Jean] Wilford’s interaction with him, the arrest report said. Hill took a picture of the student’s cellphone and the lurid texts, then called authorities. Wilford’s arrest report said she recently added a group of students to her Facebook page as friends, including the 16-year-old. The student said Wilford told him her husband deleted the new friends from the page and the boy was asked to begin communicating through text messages. Wilford told investigators the student asked her to send texts. The texts included questions about whether the student’s girlfriend was with him and what it was like to kiss someone with braces, like him. The student said he sent a bare-chested picture of himself and asked to see Wilford’s breasts. She did not send any pictures, the report said. The student said the conversation shifted to having “mad sex” and drinking and smoking. Wilford said she never intended to have sex with the student and believed he was confused.
