Guilty! Name: Melissa Mathis, Ripley, Mississippi Age: 37, 5’8”, 145 lbs. School: Ripley High School, Ripley, Mississippi Position: English teacher Victim: Student, 17 (sex not specified) Tippah 360 (13 Jan 2012): Former RHS teacher charged with sexual battery WTVA (13 Jan 2012): Teacher charged with sex crime The Republic (13 Jan 2012): Former Ripley High School teacher charged with sexual battery; released from jail on bond Personal information on school web page:
Tippah 360 (27 Jan 2012): Former RHS teacher sentenced after pleading guilty to sexual battery Digital Journal (27 Jan 2012): Former Ripley High School teacher sentenced after pleading guilty to sexual battery WAPT (27 Jan 2012): Former Teacher Sentenced In Sexual Battery Case WXVT (27 Jan 2012): Former teacher sentenced in sexual battery case