Washington County Teacher Accused of Raping of Student

Washington County Teacher Accused of Raping of Student


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(KSL News) A teacher at Hurricane High School was arrested today.

Cris Morris, a 29-year-old female teacher from Washington City, is accused of having sexual intercourse with a juvenile male student. Under Utah law, a juvenile student is incapable of consenting to sexual relations with a teacher, which constitutes the act as rape.

Morris was booked into the Washington County Jail and has been placed on administrative leave while the Washington County School District investigates.

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