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Mother-of-four Jaden Renee Charles, 26, a middle school teacher in Agua Dulce, Texas, was arrested on two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child after being accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a teenage student

Jaden Renee Charles, 26, a mother-of-four, was in a Texas court on January 8, facing two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child, with authorities saying she had a relationship with more than one of her students at Agua Dulce Secondary School in Texas.
Charles, then a 24-year-old middle school teacher was first arrested in March 2024, after being turned in by her own mother.
She was accused of having sex with up to twelve boys after buying them vapes and booze, including a 14-year-old student in a Walmart parking lot two years ago, as two other students sat in the back seat.
The investigation spans two Texas counties of Nueces and Jim Wells, dates back to an incident on February 29, 2024.

Jaden Renee Charles, [photo], appeared before Judge Jack Pulcher at the in the 105th District Court for a status hearing on Thursday morning. However, plans to schedule a trial for the former Agua Dulce middle school teacher have stalled. She is now due back in court the first week of April

Charles allegedly drove three students, two boys, 14 and 16, as well as a 15-year-old girl, to the Walmart in Alice at around 2.10am.
She then allegedly tied a blanket around the front seats’ headrests of her SUV and had sex with the 14-year-old in the front seat while the other two teenagers sat in the back seat. At the time, Charles claimed she was pregnant with the 14-year-old’s baby, according to court documents.
But the investigation into Charles’ behavior reportedly, kicked off when a student was caught with a vape on campus. After interviewing several students and teachers, the Agua Dulce Independent School District determined Charles had provided the student with the vape.Ā 
The subsequent police investigation pointed to Charles having provided vapes containing THC to several students,Ā City Marshal Joe Martinez said at the time.

Authorities say Charles drove three students to a Walmart parking lot in Alice, Texas around 2 am onĀ Feb. 29, 2024, then had sex with a 14-year-old boy while two teens, a boy and a girl sat in the back seat

The investigation into the teacher’s relationship with students kicked off after a student was caught with a vape on campus atĀ Agua Dulce Secondary School in 2024, She was arrested charged on two counts of grooming and two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child

Marshal Martinez also said officers interviewed five different male students, four of whom confirmed they had inappropriate relations with Charles and said she was providing them with THC vapes and alcohol.Ā 
He then claimed that Charles allegedly had sexual relations with two students prior to being employed with the Agua Dulce Independent School District.Ā Ā 
Chief Eden Garcia from the Alice Police Department further said that there was proof of her being with the students: ‘We do have parents that were concerned and made some calls about their children being with a teacher,’ Garcia said.Ā 
‘We do have video of the teacher with a student at one of the hotels.’Ā 

When the investigation kicked off, four students have came forward to confirm they had relationships with the teacher, authorities believe total of 12 victims were involved

Charles had resigned from her position as a teacher at Agua Dulce High School [photo], after her arrest in 2024

Although investigators now believe her crimes span two jurisdictions, Nueces County and Jim Wells County, at Thursday’s court hearing defense attorney, Robert J Gonzalez, told Judge Jack Pulcher that he is yet to receive evidence in the purported case from Jim Wells County.
Gonzalez argued that the case in Jim Wells may be connected to the two cases out of Nueces County, noting that Jim Wells has not yet indicted his client on any crimes.
The middle school science teacherĀ graduated from Texas A&M University-Kingsville in 2021 with a Bachelor of Science degree- the same year she allegedly initiated inappropriate relationships with the minors.Ā  She is now due back in court the first week of April.Ā 

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