Ex-Willowridge High teacher indicted on sex charges
By ERIC HANSON
Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle
A former Willowridge High School teacher accused of having sexual relationships with students has been indicted by a Brazoria County grand jury.
Melvina Strickland-Terry, 35, was indicted on charges of indecency with a child, sexual assault of a child and improper relationship between an educator and student, the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday.
Brazoria County District Attorney Jeri Yenne said Strickland-Terry surrendered Tuesday at the county jail.
She appeared before Justice of the Peace Wayne DuBose, and her bail was set at $75,000. All the charges are second-degree felonies punishable by a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
The indictments allege that Strickland-Terry had inappropriate sexual relationships with two male Willowridge students who were both under 17.
The investigation started March 28 when police from the Fort Bend Independent School District contacted Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office about the allegations.
Sheriff’s detectives said the incidents happened at the teacher’s apartment.
Strickland-Terry resigned from the school district shortly after the allegations surfaced, said Fort Bend ISD spokeswoman Mary Ann Simpson.
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