Middle School Math Teacher Accused Of Having Sex With Two Female Students
January 6, 2011 at 5:00 am by JadedWinston-Salem, NC – Mark Mercer, a 23-year-old math teacher and girl’s volleyball coach at Jefferson Middle School, was charged Tuesday with multiple counts of statutory rape and other offenses after being accused of having sex with two 14-year-old female students. According to authorities, the alleged incidents occurred off campus between October 1 and December 28. The investigation began when a parent of one of the girls discovered nearly 1,000 text messages between Mercer and the teen. Said parent could see the number of texts between the two, but could not read them. A few days later, another parent stepped forward with similar accusations against Mercer. At that point, police had enough evidence against Mercer to make an arrest. David Freedman, Mercer’s attorney, said Mercer turned himself in, consented to a search of his home and submitted a DNA sample. ”He was very cooperative with authorities,” Freedman said. Mercer is now facing 13 counts of first-degree statutory rape, eight counts of felony sex offense with a student and eight counts of taking indecent liberties. Bond has been set at a hefty $1.2 million. Compare that, if you will, to Ashley Blumenshine’s paltry $70,000 bond.
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