Christian school kindergarten teacher charged with criminal sexual assault, soliciting child porn and grooming and – Pastor’s wife, Shannon Griffin, 49, ‘sexually assaulted a male student and sent nude photos and videos to two boys for 6 years’ – Cops
Church kindergarten teacher and pastor’s wife, 49, ‘sexually assaulted a male student and sent nude photos and videos to two boys for 6 years’, cops in Burbank Illinois said
Mother-of-three Shannon Griffin has been charged with criminal sexual assault, soliciting child pornography, distribution of harmful materials and grooming
Griffin has taught at Jordan Baptist School in Burbank, Illinois, which is headed by her husband, Pastor Thomas Griffin
She was arrested Monday after a month-long investigation into allegations that she sexually assaulted one boy, and sent nude images to him and another boy while requesting nudes of themselves from the boys
Explicit images of Griffin began circulating among students before adults brought the incident to the attention of authorities
Investigation found the Shannon Griffin’s unbecoming conduct “started in 2013 and continued until March of 2019”
Shannon Griffin, 49, of Oak Lawn, a teacher at Jordan Baptist School in southwest suburban Burbank who is married to Pastor Thomas Griffin has been accused of performing sex acts on a student and soliciting child pornography from another.
She was arrested on Monday following a month-long investigation, and was booked into jail on five counts of criminal sexual assault, one count of soliciting child pornography, one count of distribution of harmful materials and one count of grooming.
The Cook County sheriff’s office alleges Griffin ‘engaged in sexual conduct’ with a boy enrolled at the school.
Griffin who is also charged with sending naked pictures and videos of herself to that boy and another boy at the school, allegedly requested they send her images of themselves.
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services spokesman Jassen Strokosch says the agency also is investigating ‘multiple allegations of abuse’ involving Griffin and students.
Jordan Baptist School’s website lists ‘Mrs. Shannon Griffin’ as a kindergarten teacher. She is said to be a mother of three.
Mike Mollo, whose two children until recently had attended the school, and whose family belonged to Pastor Griffin’s congregation, told CBS Chicago his son came to him saying that pornographic photos and videos of the kindergarten children began circulating among the students.
‘The second I saw that video, the very next day, I pulled my kids out at school, and we stopped going to church there immediately,’ he said.
Shannon Griffin has been charged with sexual misconduct involving minors
Mollo said he contacted the police and confronted the pastor about the videos.
‘I called the pastor, and I said, “You better get in front of this. All these kids are passing videos around of your wife.” And he said, “It’s not my wife. It’s not her. We’re just going She is scheduled to appear for a bail hearing in court later today.
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