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Former Missouri Substitute Teacher Sentenced to 10 Years for Paying Students for Sex

Prosecutors said she lured minors with CashApp payments plus alcohol or marijuana.

Overview

  • A Pulaski County judge imposed a 10-year term on Wednesday, including six years for endangering a child and two years each for two counts of sexual contact with a student.
  • Carissa Jane Smith pleaded guilty on Sept. 17 under a deal that reduced an original 19-count case.
  • Investigators said she offered middle schoolers $100 or more in cash or via CashApp in exchange for sex acts.
  • Authorities reported she also supplied alcohol or marijuana and at times used classmates to recruit victims.
  • Court records describe encounters at her home, in her car and on remote roads, plus warnings to stay quiet, a smashed phone and an alleged threat from her husband with a baseball bat.