A female high school basketball coach, 22, has been arrested on allegations she fondled and raped a 17-year-old female student, just eight months after she took a job teaching at a Utah high school.
Cortney Louise Jarrell was charged on Friday after the school district in Riverton, Utah, received a complaint last month that she had had sexual contact with one of her female students.
The alleged abuse took place at her home in February or March. Police say she touched the female student's breasts and genitals.
Jarrell taught math at Riverton High School and coached the sophomore girls basketball team.
KSTU-TV reports that Jarrel was suspended last month when school administrators received a complaint about the sexual abuse. She resigned on Friday after she was arrested.
She is charged with object rape, a first-degree felony and forcible sexual abuse, a second-degree felony.
Her lawyer says she need the time to concentrate on her legal defense and she plans to plead not guilty.
'People are ashamed,' Riverton student Jacob Collins told the TV station.
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Students and parents liked Jarrell, despite her short time in the school.
'She was really nice what I saw of her, I would’ve never expected this to happen,' student Taylor Nielson said.
Serious charges: Jarrell is accused of touching the female student's breast and genitals. She is charged with object rape, a first-degree felony, and forcible sexual abuse, a second-degree felony
Popular: Riverton High School parents said that Jarrell was well liked by her students. They are now struggling to find answers
KSTU reporters found an eviction notice on her apartment in Salt Lake County when they tried to ask her about the charges.
Jarrell was a high school softball star and the captain of her basketball team at Davis High School in Kaysville, 30 minutes north of Salt Lake City.
She played softball in college at Utah Valley University and majored in secondary education.
She was released on bail on Friday and is due back in court May 16.