Teacher sentenced in sex offense case

October 27, 2009 2:23 PM

Jon Dawson

On Tuesday, a Jones County physical science teacher who was charged with nine felonies was sentenced to 45 days in prison, probation and a $10,000 fine in Lenoir County Superior Court.

On June 10th, Shebana Rajput, 36, of Aaron Johnson Lane in Kinston, was charged with eight counts of sexual activity with a student and one count of sex offense with a student.

According to a press release, Jones County authorities contacted the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office May 23 about an investigation of a sexual assault by a teacher with a student.

For the complete story, see Wednesday's edition of The Free Press or visit Kinston.com.

Jon Dawson can be reached at 252-559-1083 or jdawson@freedomenc.com.

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