WATSEKA, IL (Chambana Today) – A teacher in Iroquois county was arrested Thursday on charges of grooming her students and showing them inappropriate images.
The Watseka Police Department said they were notified on Tuesday of an agricultural teacher at Watseka Community High School who was making inappropriate comments to her students. Police launched an investigation, during which several students were interviewed at the Children Advocacy Center in Watseka. Police also learned that the teacher had also on a few occasions showed some of the students pornographic images.
On Thursday, police arrested Bailey Bushong, 23, of Hoopeston. Bushong was charged with grooming and distributing harmful material. She was transported to the Iroquois County jail, and she will remain there while more charges may be pending.