Police: North Carolina teacher had sexual ties with student

LAUREL HILL, N.C. — A North Carolina middle school teacher is due in court to face charges that she had an illegal sexual relationship with a 12-year-old student.

News outlets report that Brianna Nicole Stanley was arrested and charged last week for multiple felonies stemming from an alleged inappropriate relationship with a child.

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Brianna Nicole Stanley (Photo by Scotland County Detective Division Facebook)

The 23-year-old teacher is no longer working at Scotland County public schools and is due in court on Monday.

The school system said in a statement that it was "devastated" by the allegations.

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