A Southern California high school teacher was arrested on unlawful sex charges two weeks after she gave birth to a baby that was allegedly fathered by a student, Redlands police said Tuesday.
Laura Elizabeth Whitehurst, 28, was arrested Monday night for allegedly having unlawful sex with a 16-year-old, Redlands police spokesman Carl Baker. She was the boy's adviser.
Officials at Citrus Valley High School in Redlands contacted police on Monday, acting on a tip from the boy's mother.
The sexual relationship began last summer and continued for nearly a year, police said. The boy is now 17.
Whitehurst gave birth to the child June 18.
A telephone message left at the Whitehurst home was not immediately returned.
In a statement, Redlands Unified School District Assistant Superintendent Sabine Robertson-Phillips said they were "recently made aware of allegations involving a high school student and teacher."
Police were immediately notified and Whitehurst was placed on leave, Robertson-Phillips said.
Baby escapes unhurt after falling from 3rd floor
A five-month-old Saudi girl escaped unscathed when she landed on branch of a large tree after falling down from her third floor apartment in the Gulf Kingdom.
Civil defence units rushed to the neighborhood in the Western Red Sea port of Jeddah after receiving a report that the girl was stuck among branches in a tree adjoining the building where she lives, newspapers said.
“Our men dealt with this incident with extreme care to prevent the girl from falling off the branch…she was later plucked out of the three and returned safely to her family,” civil defence spokesman Colonel Sayed Sarhan said.