Waco, TEXAS

August 7, 2008 -
Tara Hodges, 26, a Brazos Middle School special education teacher, was arrested on a sexual assault of a child charges alleging sex with a 14-year-old male student.

The charges are Sexual Assault of a Child (2nd Degree Felony) and Improper Relationship Between Educator and Student (2nd Degree Felony).

Hodges' arrest warrant affidavit alleges that she "had sexual contact with (the 14-year-old boy) on at least 10 separate occasions, and that during several of these encounters Tara Allison Hodges also smoked marijuana with (the boy)."

Hodges resigned earlier this summer and indicated she had taken a teaching position in Katy. The Katy district was unaware of her past in Waco. The school district said her contract with Katy ISD will be terminated.

Full Name: Tara Allison Hodges
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