Missouri high school teacher Rikki Lynn Laughlin faces 20 years in prison for sending nudes to a teenager and inviting him over for sex while her husband was away

The married 25-year-old female teacher allegedly solicited nudes while sexting with a 16-year-old student at St James High School where she was employed as a faculty member

Rikki Lynn Laughlin sent explicit videos to the teen and invited him over for sex, but the boy told cops he made excuses to not meet Laughlin for sex at her house  because ‘he did not feel comfortable’

When tongues began to wag in the school, worried, Laughlin asked the teen to delete all of the pictures they exchanged, telling him she could go to jail if the images and videos were discovered

She faces charges of possession of child porn, tampering with a victim, tampering with physical evidence and the sexual trafficking of a child

Questioned, the mom-of-one said, ‘I was not aware he was a minor until yesterday,’ – the age of consent in Missouri is 17 – her love interest is 16

Her bond was set at $100,000 and she has a court hearing scheduled for Nov. 20.   

Rikki Lynn Laughlin, 25, [photo] sent the explicit photos to the boy, 16, at St. James High School in Maries County, Missouri – where Laughlin worked as a special education teacher. Her bond was set at $100,000 and she has a court hearing scheduled for Nov. 20  

A married female teacher accused of sexting with, and soliciting nudes from a 16-year-old student, who she then invited over for sex while her husband was out of town has been charged with child porn.
Rikki Lynn Laughlin, 25, sent the explicit photos to the boy at St. James High School in Missouri  – where she worked as a special education teacher, according to Maries County Sheriff Department.
Laughlin was accused of sending X-rated photos and a video of herself using a dildo to the teen and soliciting pictures of his genitals from him via Snapchat, the Riverfront Times r5ported.
The married mother-of-one faces six felony charges for allegedly pursuing the 16-year-old, sending him pornographic images and soliciting photos from him. 
Laughlin married Grant Laughlin, 23, in June 2022 and the pair have a one-year-old daughter. 
The teacher posts frequently on her social media accounts – where she has shared snaps of her spending time with her baby and husband, riding horses, posing with rifles and waving Trump flags. 

Married high school teacher Rikki Lynn Laughlin, [photo], is facing 20 years in jail, accused of sending unsolicited pornographic images to a 16-year-old student who she also invited for sex. She faces charges of possession of child porn, tampering with a victim, tampering with physical evidence and the sexual trafficking of a child

The interactions between Laughlin and the student took place mostly over Snapchat – where she allegedly sent him an explicit video of her performing a sex act.
The alleged victim claimed that they had also kissed and said that ‘things progressed fast’ after she had reached out to him on Snapchat. 
Laughlin invited him over to her family home while her husband was out of town to have sex, according to the teenager.
The boy told cops he made excuses to not meet Laughlin for sex at her house  because ‘he did not feel comfortable.’

The teacher posts frequently on her social media accounts – where she has shared snaps of her spending time with her husband Grant [photo], and their baby, riding horses, posing with rifles and waving Trump flags 

After people began ‘talking’ at the school – Laughlin became worried and asked the student to delete all of the pictures videos they exchanged. She told her teen paramour she could land in jail if the explicit materials were uncovered.
After the school district that employed Laughlin reported the relationship – a detective visited the student at his home and they were able to find some of the nude photographs and explicit content the pair had exchanged. 

The Trump supporting teacher is seen waving a MAGA campaign flag in a Facebook post ahead of the 2020 presidential election

Maries County Sheriff’s Office made a probable cause statement alleging that Laughlin did not deny receiving the photos – but insisted that the student had initiated their ‘inappropriate relationship’. 
Laughlin claimed: ‘I was not aware he was a minor until yesterday.’
The age of consent in Missouri is 17. 
After Laughlin gave cops permission to search through her phone, the detective found a video like the one that the 16-year-old had described.

Laughlin seen with her husband], who says the youth initiated their relationship, claimed: ‘I was not aware he was a minor until yesterday.’ The age of consent in Missouri is 17 – her love interest is 16

The interactions between Laughlin and the student took place mostly over Snapchat – where she allegedly sent him an explicit video of her performing a sex act, but after tongues began ‘wagging’ at St. James High School in Missouri [photo], Laughlin became worried and asked the student to delete all the images and videos, because she could go to jail if they were discovered

The interactions between Laughlin and the student took place mostly over Snapchat – where she allegedly sent him an explicit video of her performing a sex act
After people began ‘talking’ at St. James High School, where Laughlin was employed and her love interest was also a pupil. She became worried and asked the student to delete all of the pictures they exchanged, telling him she could go to jail if the images and videos were discovered.
Laughlin, who completed three temporary authorization certificates and a substitute certification, was teaching classes to juniors at the high school, KMOV4 reported, citing the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Laughlin now faces charges of possession of child pornography, tampering with a victim, tampering with physical evidence and the sexual trafficking of a child. Along with those charges – she also faces one misdemeanor count of furnishing pornographic materials to minors

A user on Reddit who claims to be a classmate of the boy said: ‘I go to St. James and honestly this shook me to my core, knowing there was a teacher involving themselves with students I know scared me. What if this happened to me or my friends? 
‘What really got to me was how people reacted. when the student came back to school everyone started congratulating him, praising him and people on Snapchat are posting about how pretty she is and how lucky he was, that is absolutely disgusting.’
Laughlin now faces charges of possession of child pornography, tampering with a victim, tampering with physical evidence and the sexual trafficking of a child.
Along with those charges – she also faces one misdemeanor count of furnishing pornographic materials to minors. 
Just one of the charges that Laughlin faces could land her more than 20 years in prison.
Her bond was set at $100,000 and she has a court hearing scheduled for Nov. 20.