A Mississippi special education teacher has been charged with fondling an underage student — after she was spotted “making out” with him in a Taco Bell parking lot, according to police.
Natalia Elizabeth Wright, 31, resigned from Lewisburg High School in DeSoto County, Miss., on April 3 after being accused of having “inappropriate contact” with the boy.
But weeks later, she was spotted “kissing and making out” outside of the fast food joint — and then again outside of a Baptist church the same day, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by Fox 13 Memphis.
She was finally arrested on Tuesday last week — after her husband had filmed her admitting to kissing the student several times while tutoring him at his home, according to the document.
She was charged with fondling by a person in a position of trust — a felony offense in Mississippi.
“Natalia Wright did willfully, unlawfully and feloniously… handle or touch with her mouth… a child under 18 years of age,” the affidavit says.
Locals were stunned that the teacher was allegedly seen in public after already resigning over the accusations.
“You knew you were going to get caught sooner or later,” outraged local Shirley Hendrix told the outlet. “So why would you jeopardize your job?”
The former teacher was released last week on a $200,000 bond, jail records show.
She is scheduled to appear in court on June 6.
DeSoto County Schools, which has not yet spoken publicly about the case, did not immediately respond to the Post’s request for comment Tuesday.
