US Teacher, Who Appeared On National TV, Jailed For Having Sex With Teen 30 Times

Heather Hare, the 33-year-old Arkansas teacher whose students surprised her on national television, was sentenced to 13 years in prison for having sex with a 17-year-old student up to 30 times. A report by the New York Post said that the teacher and the student had sex even during a class trip to Washington, DC.

Hare, who is married and has children, was sentenced to serve 13 years in the federal sexual assault case along with 20 years to be served concurrently, US local news broadcaster KATV reported.

She taught home economics at Bryant High School. She met her victim there during his senior year and gave him her phone number, Instagram and Snapchat.

Heather Hare made headlines during Covid when she was surprised on “Good Morning America” by her students bidding her goodbye after her classes were cancelled during the pandemic. She met the victim — identified only as “J.R.” — at Bryant High School in 2021.

“Hare began one-on-one counselling sessions with the minor victim, eventually giving him her personal phone number and primarily communicating with him through Instagram and Snapchat. At one point, Ms. Hare told J.R. that she had a dream of them having sex,” Assistant US Attorney John Ray White said.

Hare had sex with victim J.R. in several locations including her home, her car, classroom, and the high school’s parking lots. She had sex with him 20 and 30 times throughout the 2021-2022 school year. She also had sex with him during an April 2022 school trip to Washington, DC, that she was supervising.

“J.R. advised they planned to have sex on the trip and not have to worry about being caught. Hare did come to his hotel room and the two engaged in sex,” White said.

The teacher was arrested in April 2023 and she pleaded guilty in federal court earlier this year to one count of interstate/foreign travel for prostitution/sexual activity by coercion and one count of transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity.

Hare also pleaded guilty to two charges of sexual assault in the first degree, both related to sexual activity with a Bryant High School student at the Saline County Circuit Court.

“Teachers who have sex with their minor students should take note of today’s sentence for Ms. Hare which reflects the consequences of abusing her position of trust and taking advantage of the vulnerability of this minor to repeatedly engage in unlawful sexual activity,” US Attorney Jonathan Ross said during her sentencing.

The judge also sentenced Hare to serve a lifetime of supervised release.

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