May 28, 2008 - Kerry Foulk, 47, pleaded guilty Tuesday to felony charges of indecency with a child for engaging in sexual contact with a 14-
year-old girl in September 2006.
Foulk's plea agreement with prosecutors calls for her to complete 10 years' deferred adjudication probation and to pay restitution for counseling attended by the student and her parent. She will have to register as a sex offender and will be barred from teaching in public schools.
The abuse, which occurred at Foulk's home, was not an isolated incident, Jefferson County prosecutor Pat Knauth said.Foulk is scheduled to be sentenced next month.
"After this student made an outcry, others came forward," Knauth said in a phone conversation Wednesday, explaining Foulk's activity with other girls did not rise to criminal levels.
Full Name: Kerry Smith Foulk
She was indicted in July 2007. Foulk is married and has children. She had only substituted for the Nederland Independent School District few months before the investigation began, but she had worked in other districts previously.
