A SECOND woman has been arrested amid a probe into a school teacher accused of 25 child sex crimes including rape.
Cops have detained Cortney Burleigh as a potential accessory to the horrific crimes just one day after the arrest of Marisa Noel for .
Cortney Burleigh has been arrested in connection with Louisiana teacher’s child sex crimes Credit: Office of the Louisiana Attorney General
Marisa Noel allegedly committed sickening child abuse crimes, including the rape of a fifth grader Credit: St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office
Burleigh, 37, who did not work at the school where Noel was a teacher, has been accused of indecent behaviour with juveniles.
She is also charged with cruelty to juveniles and obstruction of justice.
If found guilty, Burleigh faces up to 10 years behind bars.
Noel, 31, is already in custody after being charged with .
The sick miss, who worked at Teche Elementary School in Louisiana, will stand trial for a total of 25 child sex crime charges, including ten counts of indecent behaviour with juveniles and two counts of having child sexual abuse material.
Authorities have not revealed the exact ages of the victims but at least one was in the fifth grade.
This would likely mean they are either ten or eleven years old.
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said that the investigation “is still very much ongoing”.
Marisa Noel was arrested following a two-month investigation into her behaviour at Teche Elementary School.
She was initially charged with four counts of indecent behavior with juveniles and four counts of using a computer to solicit a minor.
When a second victim was found however, Noel was slammed with a slew of more serious charges, including rape.
Th 31-year-old is being detained in St. Martin Parish Correctional Center.
It follows a after allegedly raping one of her students.
Jessenia Rodriguez, 22, is accused of having three sexual encounters with the eighth grader in March, as well as exchanging X-rated images and messages.
One of the encounters is said to have occurred on a park bench, according to court docs.
Text messages reveal that the pair were considering how to have an abortion, including through having “rough intercourse”.
Marisa Noel, 31, was an elementary school teacher in Louisiana Credit: Google Maps
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