Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Local teacher faces 2nd sex charge

UPDATE:
Janet Botton Klatt, 44 faces another charge of having sex with a 16 year old student. The latest charge stems from an incident that police say occurred a few weeks ago in the parking lot of a Concord restaurant.

The new charges allegedly involve the same student she is accused of having sex with in Raleigh. Police said Klatt and the student had sex in a car at Afton Village, a shopping center located at George Lyles Parkway and Poplar Tent Road.Klatt was taken to the Cabarrus County Jail and released on a $5,000 bond. Her next court date is scheduled for Wednesday at 9 a.m. WBTV- Video

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5-20-06
Raleigh police arrested a Concord private school teacher Monday on charges of a sexual offense against a child. Former Cannon School teacher Janet Klatt, 44, (R) of Charlotte, was arrested and posted a $5,000 secured bond Monday.

Under the conditions of her bond, Klatt cannot have any contact with the victim and has surrendered her passport, authorities said. The incident involved a 16-year-old male student during an April 28 school field trip to Raleigh, said Jim Sughrue, spokesman for the Raleigh Police Department. It happened during a stay at the Clarion Hotel at 320 Hillsborough Street, he said.

"These cases are highly unusual," Sughrue said.

Klatt was fired May 10 after the school discovered allegations of an inappropriate relationship and contacted police. That Friday, a sealed letter was sent home to parents informing them that a teacher had been terminated for violating several school policies.


Source: The Charlotte Observer