Overview
- Nicole Hernandez, 30, also known as Nikki Baird, faces four felony counts of unlawful sexual relations with a then‑17‑year‑old Wichita North High School student.
- A judge ruled Tuesday that the case will proceed to trial, and Hernandez remains free on a $50,000 bond posted after her May 22 arrest.
- An arrest affidavit alleges years of grooming that began in middle school and escalated during high school through isolating behavior, forced hugs, and kissing.
- The affidavit describes sexual encounters beginning on the student’s graduation night in the teacher’s Jeep and continuing multiple times per week in the backseat while classes were still in session for other students.
- Investigators say the student and his family provided nude photos and handwritten notes as evidence, and reports state he later cut off contact as she allegedly appeared at his workplace.