The Great Smoky Mountain Journal

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Posted: Monday, January 01, 2018 12:26 PM

Former California Middle School Teacher Admits Having Sex With 13-Year Old Student Who Posted Nudes Of Her Online

A former California middle school teacher is heading to trial after she admitted to having sex with a student she initially blamed for instigating the relationship -- and who later outed the married woman by posting nude photos of her online.

A judge ruled Tuesday that Justine Nelson, 30, will stand trial for allegedly engaging in sex acts with a 13-year-old boy she met in the hallway of Tenaya Middle School, KFSN-TV reported. Nelson was arrested in September 2016 and charged with multiple sex crimes.

Police began investigating the former teacher after the eighth-grader posted nude photos of the woman on social media.

"[The student] said they were sexually naked pictures," Fresno police officer Malcolm Walls told KFSN-TV.