Magnolia, ARKANSAS

Police do not know what her motive was.

April 26, 2008 - Donna Sanders, 46, a special education teacher at Magnolia Junior High School, was arrested Wednesday and charged with 12 counts of permitting abuse of a minor and 12 counts of accomplice to rape. Police say she rented motel rooms for a 12-year-old girl and a 13-year-old girl to have sex with several men.

She resigned as special education teacher. Her husband, Magnolia High School assistant principal Terry Sanders, was not implicated in the case.

The investigation began after a parent called Magnolia School Superintendent John Moore to inquire about a rumor involving Sanders and the two girls. The superintendent contacted police, who then interviewed Sanders. The police chief says Sanders admitted to the allegations. A 21-year-old man is being sought on a rape charge, and that two male juveniles involved have not been charged

Police allege that Sanders rented motel rooms in El Dorado for the girls, left them overnight, and returned the next day and picked them up. She also provided alcoholic beverages to the juveniles. The incidents happened over seven months.
Full Name: Donna Lou Sanders

FORMALLY CHARGED April 29 - Sanders was formally charged today with 12 felonies for allegedly arranging for a 12-year-old girl and a 13-year-old girl to have sex with others on several occasions.

Prosecutor Robin Carroll today charged Sanders with two counts of accomplice to rape, four counts of third-degree sexual assault, and six counts of permitting abuse of a minor. He said he would prosecute the case in Union County, except for 2 of the counts, which he filed in Columbia County.

A 21-year old male was arrested in connection with the charges. The girls were not special education students. Two underage males have not been charged. A 15-year-old boy said Sanders drove him around while he and one of the girls had sex in the back seat of Sanders’ car, according to a police report. The girls reportedly met the adult male through Facebook.

Sanders has been transported out of state for a mental evaluation.