LITTLE ROCK – Heather Hare, a 33-year-old former teacher at Bryant High School, was sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for transporting a minor across state lines for the purpose of unlawful sexual activity.
Hare was sentenced by United States District Judge Lee P. Rudofsky, who also ordered her to serve a lifetime of supervised release. The maximum sentence for Hare’s crime was not less than 10 years imprisonment and up to life imprisonment, and not less than five years of supervised release.
The investigation into Hare’s crimes revealed that she met the minor victim on their first day of their senior year. Hare began one-on-one counseling sessions with the minor victim, eventually giving them her personal phone number and communicating with them through Instagram and Snapchat.
Hare later told the minor victim that she had a dream of them having sex and gave the victim her home address in Conway. The two engaged in sexual activity between 20 to 30 times throughout the 2021-2022 school term, including multiple times at her Conway residence, in her vehicle, and in her classroom and parking lots at Bryant High School.
The minor victim was also involved in an extracurricular activity with Hare, a field trip to Washington, D.C., where Hare and the minor victim engaged in the unlawful sexual activity to which she pleaded guilty. Hare was the sponsor and chaperone for the field trip.
“Teachers who have sex with their minor students should take note of today’s sentence for Ms. Hare which reflects the consequences of abusing her position of trust and taking advantage of the vulnerability of this minor to repeatedly engage in unlawful sexual activity,” said Ross. “Our office will continue to hold accountable those who are in a position of trust that target children and prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law.”
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Saline County Sheriff’s Office, and the Bryant Police Department and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Kristin Bryant.
“The FBI takes crimes against children very seriously,” said Special Agent in Charge Alicia D. Corder, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Little Rock Field Office. “Today’s sentencing shows that the federal government will continuously work to identify, investigate, and prosecute individuals who abuse their position of trust and authority to exploit children in our community.”
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Key Facts
- State: Arkansas
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: Official Source ↗
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