Teacher charged with sexually abusing 15-year-old boy
A teacher has been arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy she met at church. Reagan Gray, 26, was nabbed earlier this month after it emerged she had allegedly been assaulting the boy since 2020 when she was working as a volunteer at the Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock.
Gray, who also worked as a teacher at Little Rock Christian Academy, was briefly removed from her volunteer position while undergoing counseling after allegedly telling church leaders the relationship wasn’t “physical.”
Then authorities got involved this February when it emerged that Gray had still been exchanging messages with the teen via Snapchat, the court documents charge.
During interviews with federal agents, the boy allegedly said Gray had given him oral sex but they didn’t have intercourse so he could “stay pure,” according to the documents.
In a subsequent interview with the FBI, a church leader admitted Gray had confessed last year during a counseling session that the relationship was sexual.
It remained unclear whether the church leader or the victim’s parents notified investigators of the alleged abuse.
The church leader opted to resign from his position earlier this month due to concerns regarding the handling of the allegations.
Meanwhile, Gray, now employed at Sylvan Hills Middle School, was placed on administrative leave in February during the investigation.
Subsequently, she was charged with sexual assault after an arrest warrant was issued.
She was later released on a $20,000 bond.
