Police in Londonderry N.H. said a teacher accused of sending a student nude photos of herself was arrested Friday.
Melinda Dennehy, 41, an sophomore English teacher at Londonderry High School, turned herself in to police Friday morning. She was charged with one felony count of indecent exposure.
According to court documents, a 15-year-old male student at the high school revealed that Dennehy e-mailed him four nude photos of herself about two months ago. The documents said she allegedly continuously sent him text messages, saying she wanted to perform a sexual act with him.
The teen e-mailed the photos to two other students, according to the court documents, and the boy's father showed police an e-mail of the photos that had Dennehy's e-mail address on it. Students said the pictures were circulating around the school.
"A couple of kids in our school had them on their phones, and it was going around the school," said senior Seth Giberson. "Everybody had them."
Giberson said that a few weeks ago, he saw classmates looking at four photos of the teacher.
"They started flicking through pictures and they were pictures of her naked," he said. "Like, full body pictures from head to toe."
Police had been investigating Dennehy since Wednesday, when school officials said allegations about her conduct came to light. The school placed her on administrative leave.
"She had come from the private sector, decided she would like to go into education, pursued that degree, and then she was hired by us three years ago," Superintendent Nate Greenberg said.
Dennehy was released on $10,000 personal recognizance bail and ordered to have no contact with anyone under 16. She also cannot go onto school property.
Greenberg said the school is handling the situation as best as it can.
"It obviously has an impact on faculty, staff and students," he said.
Her arraignment is scheduled for March 23.
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