SENTENCED July 24, 2007 - Martha Lynn Perry, 50, an Amarillo High School, who pleaded guilty to sexual assault of a child was sentenced to eight and a half years probation and pay a $500 fine.
She must register as a sex offender. A charge of indecency with a child was dropped as part of the plea agreement. Perry is also barred from teaching.
She was indicted in 2004 for an inappropriate relationship with a child.
From cache of the Amarillo Times: Perry was arrested for performing a sex act on a 16-year-old male student. The victim was a student at a different school, not one of her students. She resigned effective Dec 14, 2004.
[Sgt. Randy] TenBrink said the charges against Perry stem from a different investigation involving Perry, which police learned about Nov. 18.HISTORY A mistrial was declared when the jury deadlocked in November 2005 on the charges sexual assault and three counts of indecent exposure.
"We had a previous investigation running on the woman for knowing and failing to stop an aggravated sexual assault of a child," TenBrink said.
Police learned about Perry's alleged encounter with the teen while investigating the other incident, TenBrink said.
TenBrink said more charges could be filed against Perry for not reporting the alleged aggravated sexual assault of a child. [A 12-year-old girl.]
Child Protective Services has placed Perry's two children, a 12-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy, into protective custody, according to court records.
ARRESTED (AGAIN) Oct 29 - Martha Lynn Perry was arrested for violating her probation.
The Randall County D.A.'s office believes Perry has had contact with at least 5 kids under 17. Earlier this year, Perry pleaded guilty to sexual assault of a child. It was from an inappropriate relationship she had with a student.Last week, we reported that the D.A. received pictures of Perry having contact with young kids on a camping trip. Randall County tells us that they will file a motion to have her probation revoked.
ONLINE RESOURCE: State Board for Educator Certification disciplinary action search. LINK
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